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next purchase was at J. H. Spears' sale in 1868 

 where he bought the cow Iva Jones (Vol. XV, 

 p. 608) and her bull calf Duke of Airdrie 9800, 

 which stood at the head of his herd for four 

 years and proved a successful show bull as well 

 as a sire of prize-winners. The next addition 

 to his herd consisted of four females from Mr. 

 PickrelPs, bought in 1869. Among these was 

 Caroline Airdrie (Vol. IX, p. 519), which was 

 sold in 1871 to Thomas S. Page of California 

 for $1,800. From 1870 to 1872 he made numer- 

 ous purchases of females in Kentucky, and in 

 June, 1873, made his first sale at Linwood 

 Farm, his residence in Pike Co., Mo., when fifty 

 head brought an average of $400. In 1874 he 

 purchased largely from the best Kentucky 

 herds, securing Kissinger's Breastplate 17476 at 

 six months old at $1,250. His next purchase 

 was the yearling Cruickshank heifer imp. Or- 

 ange Blossom 18th for $2,500, which he kept 

 for one year and sold to Mrs. Kimberly of West 

 Liberty for $3,500 He also bought the after- 

 ward celebrated Scotch-bred bull imp. Duke of 

 Richmond, subsequently so famous in the herd 

 of Messrs. Potts. Mr. Kissinger was one of the 

 first to recognize the great merit of the Aber- 

 deenshire Short-horns on this side of the water. 

 Indeed imp. Duke of Richmond laid the foun- 

 dation for their later popularity in this coun- 

 try. In 1875 he bought a car-load of Cruick- 



