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Thk Guekxsey Breed 



Imported Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485. 



Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485, A. G. C. C. was Xo. 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 strung she was m the blood of the bull, VauQuiedor 40, F. S., 

 that won first'prizc over the Island in 1867 and 1868. 



Imp. Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 14*^^ 



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

 Le Patourel, to ]-)e "the best cow lie ever owned," and is credited with 

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

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

 record of 6,239!.'2 pounds in the EUcrslie herd; and her sons, Bonnie 

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

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

 Honoria IV 5989, .-\. G. C. €., with a record' o'f 9,589 pounds milk and 

 455.87 pounds fat in the Florham herd. 



Bonnie Lassie of I'ernwood was imported' to Boston in Septem- 

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

 Moorestown, N. I. 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-j'ear-old, in the 257 

 days from .August ISth to j\Iay 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 

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