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was secured the bull Baron Lewis, that defeated his sire for cham- 

 pionship at the Indiana State Fair and brought a price of $3,000 

 in the sale ring. 



Mr. Pickrell in 1877 entered partnership with the famous 

 Missouri breeder, J. H. Kissinger, half the herd being maintained 

 at Clarksville, Mo., and the other at Harristown, 111. The suc- 

 cess of the combination was instantaneous, and the two were so 

 important in the early show rings that in the twelve years from 

 1867 to 1879, their prizes aggregated above $40,000. Their rela- 

 tions were broken in 1879. 



In the early 80's Mr. Pickrell formed a partnership with 

 Thomas & Smith of Kentucky, and in 1883, the firm sold seventy- 

 two head at an average of $420. Throughout Mr. Pickrell's 

 entire career, he was exceptionally successful with his sale offer- 

 ings, and the bulk of his averages ran between $400 an-d $600. 

 Perhaps his greatest service to the breed lay in his active partici- 

 pation in the organization of the American Shorthorn Breeders' 

 Association and the acquisition of the Allen, Kentucky and Ohio 

 registration records to form the "American Shorthorn Breeders' 

 Herd Book." Mr. Pickrell was the first president and was later 

 chosen secretary to succeed Colonel Muir, a position he held 

 until his death in 1901. 



Outside of his livestock affiliations, Mr. Pickrell developed 

 numerous agricultural interests that gave him a wealth of ma- 

 terial for journalistic purposes. The columns of all agricultural 

 papers were open to his contributions, but for the last thirty 

 years of his life he was a salaried member of the staff of the 

 Country Gentleman, acting specifically as its Illinois Livestock 

 Reporter. Mr. Pickrell's style was unadorned, but his ideas 

 were most highly practical, hence his influence was far-reaching. 



