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attention to the breeding and development of his cattle. 
In fact, on the Island, the glasshouse and bulb industry 
supplanted that of the cows in the islander’s mind. The 
cattle were never bred to the dictate of fashion, but 
developed by themselves into a hardy, sturdy breed, 
commonly spoken of as “ the old-time yellow and white 
cow — the farmer’s cow.” 
306. History in America. — In 1818, a pair of cattle 
were secured from the island of Alderney, by Reuben 
Haines, of Germantown, Pennsylvania. These may have 
been Guernseys. The first definite record of importation 
of Guernseys into this country was about 1833, when a sea 
captain, stopping at the Island, brought to this country a 
pair of young animals that were sent to his brother on 
what is known as Cow Island, in Lake Winnepesaukee, 
New Hampshire. ‘Traces of this importation are still to 
be found in some Guernseys in that state. Guernseys 
were introduced into private dairies around Philadelphia 
as early as 1840, and are still to be found in the dairies of 
some of those families who first introduced them there. 
About 1865, a few Guernseys were brought over by the 
Fowlers, who were importing Jerseys, and in some herds 
animals can be traced to the importations of that period. 
In June, 1871, James M. Codman, now President of the 
American Guernsey Cattle Club, selected eight cows and 
a bull on the island of Guernsey, and imported them. 
These few cows made a high reputation for themselves, 
and a number of owners of gentlemen’s estates near Boston 
were attracted by their merits. This led the Massachu- 
setts Society for Promoting Agriculture to send, in 1874, 
one of their members to import a herd, which was main- 
tained by the Society for a short time, and then sold at 
auction to its members. This was followed by a number 
