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THE GUERNSEY BREED 



"In September, 1840, three Alderney cows were purchased by 

 the late Nicholas Biddle. They were imported from the Island of 

 Guernsey and brought to the port of New York in the schooner 

 Pilot, Captain Beleir. They turned out to be remarkably fine ani- 

 mals. This stock crossed by later importations, is maintained in its 

 purity at Andalusia, Bucks county, Pa., the country seat of Mr. Biddle, 

 and still in possession of his family. 



"The earlier importations made by R. L. Colt, of Paterson, N. J., 

 were of Guernsey animals, or at least there were Guernsey animals 

 among them. About 15 years ago he became satisfied of the su- 

 periority of. the Jersey stock and disposed of his Guernseys and made 

 fresh importations. It has been alleged that the importations made 

 by Mr. Gushing, of Watertown, Mass., were in part Guernseys; but 

 this has been authoritatively denied, and the Gushing herd has been 

 proven to be of pure Jersey stock. The Guernsey animals in these 

 earlier importations have been a source of great annoyance to the 

 committee in passing upon animals offered for entry. In many in- 

 stances fine animals, carefully bred, and believed by their owners 



Jersey Belle of Scituate 7828, A. J. C. C. 25 Ibs. 3 oz. butter in seven days, 70S 



Ibs. in a year. This picture illustrates the striking resemblance between early 



Guernsey and Jersey cows. She was noted for her particularly yellow butter, which 



would again liken her to the Guernsey. 



to be pure Jersey have had to be rejected because remotely tracing 

 to the Biddle or the earlier Gushing importations. Their rejection 

 was, of course, no criticism on their quality." 



All of these quotations go to prove that the marked dif- 

 ference between the Guernsey and Jersey of today is largely 

 due to their improvement along somewhat different lines since 



