THE GUERNSEY BREED 



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117, was the best known bull of the breed from 1882 to 1887. 

 This was about the time that talk about the selection of dairy 

 cattle by the Guenon method was at its height. The system 

 was based on the character of the escutcheon. 



The next bull imported that has made a marked impress 

 on the breed was Presto of Preel 571, known on the island as 

 Presto 14, P. S., and that bull won first prize on Guernsey 

 in 1881. He is known only because of the descendants of his 

 sons and daughters left on the island, and little is known of 



Imp. Island Champion 6263, known as Masher 2d 858, P. S., on the Island of 



Guernsey. Winner of first prize there in 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898 and 1899, and 



Queen's cup in 1895. 



his progeny sired in this country. His name appears in the 

 pedigrees of a majority of the cattle imported from the island 

 in recent years. Forget-me-not 587, imported by Edward 

 Burnett and sold to Francis Shaw, appears in the names of 

 many animals of Mr. Shaw's breeding. 



L. W. Ledyard in his importations brought over Lord 

 Fernwood 644 and Fernwood Royal 645, the last named being 

 a son of Presto 14, P. S., above mentioned and out of the cow 

 Countess of Fernwood 1464, that was one of the best of Mr. 

 Ledyard's importations. He was the sire of Bonny Boy 1097, 

 and it was through this son that his blood was most dis- 

 seminated. 



