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George E. Barnard, of West Hopkinton ; and the Canterbury 

 Shakers, of Canterbury, X. 11.: and from this foundation came 

 I^ily Belle of Canterbury 11352, a splendid old C(3\v, she being 

 the granddam of the well-known cow. Glenciie's Bopcep 18602. 

 The cattle descending from this first importation were not 

 recorded in the herd register of the American Guernscv Cattle 

 Club until 1899, but for many years previous to that time the 

 New Hampshire gentlemen af()rementinned kept a sort of 

 joint private herd liook. \\ hen the matter of registry came 

 up for investigation 1)}' the club, it was found that Mr. Barn- 

 ard Sr. had a carefidl}- kept diar}- gi\dng all the details of the 

 indixidual animals, \\-hich made it ])'"issible to register a major 

 part of each of these hertls. 



The next earlic^-t importation, as far as knriwn from the 

 records kept that later enaldcd the proi;-en\- tri be recorded, 

 was of three cows, Jennie Deans, Fenella. ami Flora Mclviir, 

 Nos. 1, 2, 3, respecti\'el}', of the American ("juernsc}' Cattle 

 Clidi Herd Registry. These cows Avere Ijroui^lit to New York 

 rm the schooner Pilot, September 26, 1840, by the late Nicholas 

 liiddle, of Andalusia, Pa. Two of these cows drop])ed heifer 

 calves, F'annv Ellsler 4, and l'"air_\- 5, and one a bull calf, St. 

 Patrick 1. Subsequently Judge Craig Piddle, a son of Nicholas 

 Biddle, became ecpially attached to the cattle and \-isited the 

 Island of Guernse_y to see them in their nati\-e home. 



Prof. W Gibson, an eminent surgeon connected with the 

 University of Penns3d\'ania, wdio owned a country seat near 

 Philadelphia, purchased a Ijlack and white Guernsey heifer 

 in 1858. He was a great admirer of fine cattle and sulj- 

 sequently went to the Channel Islands and remained there 

 for several months, \'isiting both Guernsey and Jersey Islands 

 to learn all he could of Ijoth breeds. He l)ecame an enthusi- 

 astic admirer of the Guernseys and \v-rote glowing descriptions 

 of their superiority over the Jerseys. He brought back several 

 choice animals for himself and se\'eral for his friend. Judge 

 Biddle. The Biddies maintained the i)urity of their cattle for 

 many years and kept careful records. 



As far as known, the history of the next importation is 

 as follows : In the American Agriculturist of April, 1868, there 

 appeared what is believed to be the first jncture of a Guernsey 

 cow published in America. Tliis was of Cottie 188: and her 

 owner, James P. Swain, of I'.ronxville. N. Y , writes as fol- 

 lows in the article accompanying the cut : 



"You ask me for facts in regard to the Guernsey cow Cottie. 

 I will tell you the stor.y.^.of, the. Channel cattle as far as they 

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