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The Guernsey Breed 



have come under my own observation. In the summer of 1845, I 

 employed Mr. LeRoy, an intelligent Guernsey man, to build a factory 

 for me, and he interested me in the cattle of his own and the other 

 islands so much that I imported one from the little Island of Alder- 

 ney, two from Guernsey, one from Sark and two from Jersey. I 

 found but one of them to be a superior cow in every respect. She 

 came from Guernsey, gave 32 pounds of milk a day when in full 

 milk, averaging 24 pounds a day for eight months; was never dry 

 during the six years I owned her. She was accidentally killed. Cottie, 

 the property of George P. Nelson, Esq., of Scardale, is her first calf. 

 She is now 14 years old and has been in milk over 12 years, except 



Cottie 188. 



two or three months. She averaged during the summer 24 pounds 

 of milk daily for eight months, and about 8 pounds for the balance 

 of the year. Of the quality of her milk I cannot give you facts, but 

 can in regard to her sister. She was so much like her that we never 

 could tell which was the better for quantity or quality. This sister, 

 Katie, now owned by James Hall, Esq., of East Chester, gave at 

 her height 45 pounds of milk per day, and made 14 pounds 5 ounces 

 of butter per week, and averaged 24'4 pounds of milk for eight 

 months, and a little less than 8 pounds for the balance of the year. 

 In all the descendants of Cottie and Katie, and they are very many. 

 I do not think there is a variation of 1 per cent in the quantity or 

 quality of milk they give, with same care. This family are all that 

 have been of special value out of seven imported cows.'' 



The tither Guernsey cow referred to was doubtless Curl 

 Horn 183. The mother of Cottie referred to in this article 

 was Guernsey 184, and she is recorded as "imported about 

 1851 by J. P. Swain in the ship William Tell." 

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