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greatest Short-horn of his day and generation 

 on this continent. 



The Baron began his career as a show bull 

 in the United States at the Ohio State Fair of 

 1869 at Toledo, Mr. Pickrell having shipped his 

 Illinois cattle to that point, where he met great 

 competition, eleven herds competing in the 

 Short-horn class. Daniel McMillan of Ohio 

 had been winning the herd prize at the Buck- 

 eye show for so many years that it was consid- 

 ered rather presumptuous on the part of an 

 Illinois breeder to beard the lion in his den in 

 this manner. On the morning of the show Mr. 

 Pickrell would have been very willing to have 

 divided the money with McMillan, but before 

 night he had been awarded the $200 prize for 

 best herd, the Baron also receiving first prize 

 in his class and ths $100 bull championship. 

 The McMillan herd was very celebrated at this 

 date, being headed by the Canada-bred Plan- 

 tagenet 6031, and included some of the best 

 of the Jere Duncan (Kentucky) Louans and 

 other good sorts. Mr. Pickrell had visited it be- 

 fore the Toledo show, and then went to Ken- 

 tucky to attend the Bourbon County Fair. Mr. 

 McMillan asked him to examine the Kentucky 

 herds carefully to see if he thought it would 

 pay to send the Ohio show herd to that State, 

 Mr. Pickrell reported favorably and the Mc- 

 Millan herd was so exhibited, and with success. 



