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THE GUERNSEY BREED 



Imported Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485. 



Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485, A. G. C. C., was No. 1181 G. 

 H. B. on Guernsey, was bred by D. O. Le Patourel, and was dropped 

 January 14, 1883. Her tabulated pedigree will be of interest as show- 

 ing how strong she was in the blood of the bull, Vauquiedor 40, F. S., 

 that won first prize over the Island in 1867 and 1868. 



Imp. Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485. 



Her dam, Bonnie Lassie I, was said by her Island owner, D. O. 

 Le Patourel, to be "the best cow he ever owned," and is credited with 

 being a 25-quart cow. Her son, Excelsior VII, a full brother of Bon- 

 nie Lassie of Fernwood, sired Belle of the Hill II 3656, with a milk 

 record of 6,239^ pounds in the Ellerslie herd; and her sons, Bonnie 

 Laddie 468, P. S., and Bonnie Laddie II 630, P. S., were used quite 

 largely on the Island, the former siring many good cows, among them 

 Honoria IV 5989, A. G. C. ., with a record of 9,589 pounds milk and 

 455.87 pounds fat in the Florham herd. 



Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood was imported' to Boston in Septem- 

 ber, 1883, by L. W. Ledyard, and shortly after sold to Wm. Paul, 

 Moorestown, N. J. Her first calf, Bonny Boy 1097, was dropped April 

 27, 1885, and it is through this son that most of the fame of the 

 family has come. She proved to be an exceptionally good milker 

 and' milked 16 quarts per day when fresh, testing 25 per cent of cream. 

 In 315 days she milked over 8,000 pounds and was still milking 22 

 pounds per day at the end of that time. As a four-year-old, in the 257 

 days from August 15th to May 1st, she milked 7,191 pounds and was 

 still milking 30 pounds when sold and shipped west. 



Her son, Bonny Boy, was sired by Imp. Fernwood Royal 645, a 

 son of Countess of Fernwood, 14 pounds 12 ounces butter in seven 



