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New Hampshire. These two animals were in 1899 registered 

 by the American Guernsey Cattle Club as the Pillsbury bull 5816 

 and the Pillsbury cow 11310. From them as foundation stock 

 have descended some excellent cattle. The next oldest importa- 

 tion of pure-bred Guernseys occurred September 26, 1840, Nicho- 

 las Biddle of Andalusia, Pennsylvania, bringing over three cows 

 on the schooner Pilot. These were registered by the club as Jennie 

 Deans i, Fenella 2, and Flora Mclvor 3, and from them came 

 the heifers Fanny Ellsler 4, Fairy 5, and the bull St. Patrick i. 

 These were the first entries in the American herdbook. About 

 1851 J. P. Swain imported a few animals from the Channel 

 Islands, two being from Guernsey. One of these, Guernsey 184, 

 was a superior milker, and her first calf, Cottie 188, lived to a ripe 

 old age and was a valuable producer and breeder. Importations 

 were also made in 1855 by W. H. Stewart and E. M. Hopkins 

 of Torresdale, Pennsylvania, and by C. H. Fisher of Philadelphia. 

 About 1865 E. P. P. Fowler and P. H. Fowler of England and 

 the United States, prominent dealers in Channel Island cattle, 

 began to bring Guernseys to America. In 1872 Mr. J. M. Codman 

 of Brookline, Massachusetts, visited the island and imported a few 

 animals which were looked upon with favor in New England. 

 In 1874 the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agricul- 

 ture made an importation, and these cattle were distributed over 

 the state to different farms, including those of E. F. Bowditch of 

 Framingham, W. C. Cabot of Brookline, and James Lawrence of 

 Groton. These three latter herds were still in existence in 1918. 

 Beginning with the seventies considerable activity occurred in im- 

 porting Guernseys, and up to 19 18 over 6000 were imported. 

 On February 7, 1877, eleven energetic breeders came together at 

 the Astor House, New York City, and organized the American 

 Guernsey Breeders' Association. At the first annual meeting, in 

 December, 1877, it was reported by Edward Norton, the secretary, 

 that 193 Guernseys, 114 of which were imported, were registered 

 by forty different breeders. Then for years the breed received but 

 little attention, until about 1893, when public interest was excited 

 by the record made by Guernseys in the tests at the World's 

 Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Since then Guernseys have 

 steadily gained in favor ; the supply has hardly equaled the demand. 



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