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becoming fairly intolerable, and since 1883 but 

 one book has been in existence. Hon. J. H. 

 Pickrell was one of the prime movers in this 

 project, and the first volume (XXIV) issued by 

 the National Association appeared under the 

 auspices of the following board of officers: 

 President, J. H. Pickrell; Vice-President, B. F. 

 Vanmeter; Treasurer, T. W. Harvey; Secretary, 

 L. P. Muir; Directors, C. C. Nourse of Iowa, S. F. 

 Lockridge of Indiana, C. A. DeGraff of Minne- 

 sota, W. A. Harris of Kansas, A. M. Bowman of 

 Virginia, Emory Cobb of Illinois, C. E. Leonard 

 of Missouri, L. B. Wing of Ohio, and John Hope 

 of Canada. 



The office was first established in the city of 

 Chicago, but was subsequently removed to 

 Springfield, 111. , where it remained until after the 

 construction of the Pedigree Record Building by 

 the Union Stock Yard Company of Chicago, when 

 it was brought back to the Western metropolis. 

 After Mr. Pickrell gave up cattle breeding he 

 was chosen Secretary and Editor of the Herd Book 

 to succeed Col. Muir, retaining the office until his 

 death, which occurred in 1901. Mr. John W. 

 Groves is the present incumbent.* 



* Canadian breeders organized the Dominion Short-horn Breeders' As- 

 sociation some years ago, and under the Presidency of the Hon. John 

 Dryden began in 1886 the publication of the Dominion Herd Book, of which 

 Mr. Henry Wade of Toronto is still Secretary and editor. 



In Great Britain the National pedigree register for the breed is still 

 published under the original name, " Coates' Herd Book," although it has 

 for some years been owned and issued by the Short-horn Society of the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with offices at 12 Hanover 

 Square, London. 



