The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
SHORTHORN CATTLE In MISSOURI

her arms around him, to his great sur
prise and confusion and to the great
amusement of the audience. Mr. his
singer handled more Cruickshank cat
tie than any man of that time. He
bought freely from Hon. Jas. |. David
son and other Canadian breeders and
importers, and his purchases strength
ened many herds in the Emitted States.
In 1876, at a sale in connection with
J. H. Pickrell, he sold q head at an
average of S1,152. His final sale was
in 1882, and from this sale Col. W. \.
Harris bought Imp. Victoria SD and
Imp. Baron Victor The latter became
a noted sire in his Kansas home.
In 1874 Edward Hes imported some
Scotch cattle, among which were Or
ange Blossom 18th, bred by Amos
Cruickshank, and Duke of Richmond
1925, bred by Jas. Bruce Mr. Kis-
singer bought Imp. Orange Blossom
18th at $500 and sold her later for
$500 to Mrs. A. f. Kimberly, West
Liberty, Iowa, thus setting the high
mark for Cruickshank COWS at that pc
riod. Duke of Richmond had proven
a prize winner and several exhibitors
wanted him, so this competition fore
ed the price, but Mr.. Kissinger secur-
ed him at $4,000. He had already col
lected a strong show herd, and when
imported Duke of Richmond was adj
ded, it became well-nigh invincible.
For ten or twelve years Mr.. kissinger
vas associated in the fair circuits with
J. H. Pickrell, for sixteen years secre-
tary Of the American ShoTthOrn
Breeders Association, and during this
partnership their herds are reported
to have won $4,000 in prizes. Their
Judgment and enterprise did much to
extend the fame of the Shorthorns. In
1876 Mr.. Kissinger sold some of his
best show cattle, including Duke Of
Richmond, to J. Fl. Potts and Sen. in
whose herd this bull continued his vie
torious career as a prize winner and
also proved one Of the best sires Of
the breed. The record Of Duke Of
Richmond as prize winner and a sire
of prize winners has never been sur
passed in the history Of ShOrthorns in
America, and the Judgment, energy
and nerve Of Mr.. Kissinger was re-
spOnsible for the early development
and exhibition Of this bull Mr.. His
singer is still living in GAINESVILLE
Mo-, and IS one OF the few Shorthorn
breeders Of that early day who re-
mains to encourage the breeders Of
The present time.
In Northwest MisSOuri-At the
same Illinois fair in 1867 where J. II.
kissinger laid the foundation OF his
herd, J. G. COwan of Holt county
bought his first registered Shorthon,
and two years later bought cows from
herds in Kentucky and Ohio. His first
herd bull was Knight of St. George,
bred by VIM. r. Duncan, TOwanda.
H., and got by Minister 6363, but the
bull that proved the greatest sire in
this new herd and made it prominent
among the good herds of the west was
London Duke 9th 10399. This bull was
purchased in 1872 at s. 900 from VIM.
Warfeld, Lexington, Ky, and was got
by Muscatoon 1851 out Of the famous
show COW London Duches 2d by Dan
cans Airdrie 2743, one of the choice
sons of Imp. Duke of Airdrie (12730D
London Duke 9th proved such a pre-
potent breeder of choice cattle and was
so successful in the show ring, either
in his own class or when exhibited
with his produce, that he gave the herd
4 wide advertisement in u short time,
and soon created Il strong demand for
his produce as herd bulls or founda
ton stock In consequence, the For
est herd furnished Shorthorns TO start
several herds in Northwest Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. Among these
herds were those Of Richard Daniel,
Gilmore, Neb.. who at various times
bought foundation COWS, two herd
bulls at $1,000 each and some show
heifers; r. T. Scott. of Nebraska, John
Mccoy and VIM. H. Bayless, Of Kan
sas, and John H. Harvey Of Missouri.
all of whom made extensive purchases
from this herd.
Grasshoppers Cause Public Sale
While private sales were quite nu-
merous and at remunerative prices,
the herd had but one public sale of
special Importance, and it was caused
by grasshoppers. This may seem a
singular statement, but no one who
has not experienced a visitation of
countless millions of these pests can
realize what a Bosom Of destruction
they are. If those that were sent as a
scourge to the stiff-necked Pharoah of
ancient Egypt were as voraciOus and