The Guernsey Bueed 



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117, was the liest kiidwn bull n[ the breed from 1882 to 1887. 

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

 cattle by the Guenou method was at its hei.^ht. The system 

 was based on the character of the escutcheon. 



The next bull impi^rted that has made a marked impress 

 on the breed was Presto of I'reel ,vl, known on the island as 

 Presto 14, P. S., and that bull won fir^l [trize on (inernsey 

 in 1881. Me is known onl)- Ix-canse <>i the descendants of his 

 sons and daughters left (jn the island, and little is kn(jvvn of 



Imp. Island Champion 6263, known as Maslier 2d 8,^8, P. S., on the Island of 



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



Queen's cup in 1895. 



his progeny sired in this country, liis name ajipears in the 

 pedigrees of a majority of the cattle imported from the island 

 in recent _vears. Forget-me-not SS7, imported by P^dward 

 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 64.'i, the last named being 

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

 Countess of Fernwood 1464, that was r)ne of the best of IVfr. 

 Ledyard's importations. He was the sire of Bonny Boy 10*'7, 

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

 seminated. 



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