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three sons, Black King of Woodlawn, Woodlawn, and Black 
Woodlawn, won breed championships, one could appreciate his 
uncanny sagacity in female selection. Similarly he bought the 
unfinished Blackbird Lassie, dam of the 1899 Trans-Mississippi 
champion, Lord Woodlawn, while the grand-dam of his cham- 
pion steer, Advance, was obtained in the roughest of condition. 
Woodlawn cattle exerted a powerful influence on Mississippi 
Valley herds, and Mr. Pierce’s contribution and foresight in 
emphasizing the block test did much to carry the Aberdeen. 
Angus to its present stage of popularity. His death occurred 
in Chicago, March 29, 1909. 
