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nine cows Nos. 417 to 426. The descendants of this importa- 

 tion have apparently been lost sight of. 



In 1871 the Coleman heirs, Cornwall, Pa., purchased the 

 cows Nos. 397, 398, 620, 621, of the Fowlers, these cattle later 

 passing to E. C. Freeman, who until his death in 1912 main- 

 tained a high-class herd. The well known cow, Purity 2315, 

 that won second prize at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, 

 came from this herd. 



In 1878 L. W. Ledyard, of Cazenovia, N. Y., purchased 

 two heifers, Fernwood Fancy 37 and Kathleen 38, of Mr. 

 Beach of Hartford, who had recently imported them. Mr. 



Fernleaf 636 18.81 Ibs. butter in seven days.- 



Ledyard began at once to test his cows, and Kathleen made 

 for him 22 pounds 4 ounces of butter in seven days and sin; 

 was the dam of Fernleaf 636, 18 pounds 13 ounces butter; 

 and Fernwood Fancy made 14 pounds and 7 ounces. Mr. 

 Ledyard became very favorably impressed with the cattle, 

 and in September, 1880, he made an importation of 14 females 

 and brought them to his farm, which he named "Fernwood." 

 Included in this importation was the cow Lady May that made 

 for him 19 pounds of butter in seven days. Mr. Ledyard be- 

 came at once one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the 

 breed, and in September of 1883 he brought over 25 females, 



