LECTURES XL. AND XLI. 



GUERNSEY CATTLE. 



Introduction Into America. 



Some importations of Channel Island cattle were made in 

 the early part of the last century by Mr. R. L. Colt of Pater- 

 son, N. J. A number of these were Guernseys, and as Jer- 

 seys came in the same importation, the progeny became more 

 or less cross-bred, which caused considerably difficulty for 

 those who afterwards desired to register as pure-bred either 

 Jersey or Guernseys tracing to this importation. In 1840 

 three Guernsey cows were imported into Pennsylvania. They 

 proved so satisfactory that later importations were made, 

 and the stock was kept pure. 



Other importations took place, but for the first twenty-five 

 or thirty years, both Jerseys and Guernseys were confused 

 under name Alderney. 



The Jersey Herd Register was started in 1868, and this 

 tended to separate out the Guernseys, so that in 1878 they 

 established a separate herd register of their own. During 

 the last twenty years, importations have been considerable, 

 and they have taken a high place in various dairy tests, 

 notably at the Pan-American, where a Guernsey cow out- 

 ranked all others. 



Points to Be Considered in the Judging and Selecting of the 

 Guernsey. 



All measurements, description and scaling shall be in ac- 

 cord with the following scale of points for Guernsey cattle, 

 adopted by the American Guernsey Cattle Club, December 

 13th, 1899: 



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