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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. Kisstncer, half the herd being maintained 
at Clarksville, Mo., and the other at Harristown, Ill. 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 
Tuomas & Situ of Kentucky, and in 1883, the firm sold seventy- 
two head at an average of $420. Throughout Mr. PickrEL1’s 
entire career, he was exceptionally successful with his sale offer- 
ings, and the bulk of his averages ran between $400 and $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 CoLoNnEL Murr, 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. PickKRELL’s style was unadorned, but his ideas 
were most highly practical, hence his influence was far-reaching. 
