OF THE SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB 247 
ORGANIZER OF THE AMERICAN SHORTHORN 
ASSOCIATION 
95. The leading Shorthorn spirit in Illinois during the years 
just following the Civil War was the Hon. J. Henry PickRELL, 
first president of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association 
and later its secretary. Mr. PICKRELL descended from Kentucky 
and Virginia ancestors, his father settling in Sangamon Co., IIli- 
nois, in 1828. He was born March 20, 1834, and was early 
identified with Shorthorn breeding. In 1859 he was made presi- 
dent of the Macon County Fair in Illinois, and as its representative 
attended the Bourbon County (Ky.) Fair and the Kentucky State 
Fair. 
His prominence in the Shorthorn trade dates from 1865, when 
he brought to his farm at Harristown the yearling bull Sweep- 
stakes 6320, of Rose of Sharon blood purchased from GEORGE 
M. Braprorp of Kentucky. Sweepstakes was sired by Mr. REn- 
1cK’s famous Airdrie, and therefore carried a double line of 
Woodburn blood (82). Sweepstakes won first prize as a two- 
year-old at the Illinois State Fair of 1866, and was made champion 
over Mr. Duncan’s hitherto invincible Minister. In 1868 Mr. 
PicKRELL imported from Kentucky the Phyllis cow Kate Lewis, 
of B. F. Van MetTER’s (98) breeding and won championship with 
her at the Illinois State Fair of 1868. Sweepstakes was again 
champion at this fair, and won the $200 prize offered for a bull 
with five of his get. He was ultimately sold to Ohio, and Mr. 
PICKRELL was forced to submit to bulls, other than his own, win- 
ning in the showring. He had such an insatiable thirst for show- 
yard successes, however, that after considerable search he secured 
the Cochrane-bred Baron Booth of Lancaster, one of the most 
noted bulls ever on the great show circuits of America. In the 
hands of Mr. PicKRELL’s herdsman, Davin Grant, Baron Booth 
developed to a full maturity of 2,600 pounds. From his service 
