286 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 
A BATTLER FOR BETTER CATTLE 
112. S. F. Locxrivce shares with B. F. Van METER (98) 
the honor of linking the generations of the BooTH and BaTEs 
days of Shorthorn breeding with the present. “Sim” LOCKRIDGE 
was born in Putnam Co., Indiana, January 23, 1846, not far 
from the town of Greencastle where he at present resides. His 
education was received in the village school, but his earliest 
surroundings associated him with Shorthorns. In 1853 Dr. 
A. C. STEVENSON made an importation of the breed from Eng- 
land, bringing them to Greencastle. Young LockripcE became 
vitally interested in these animals, but his parents overruled 
any desires he had for a close association with them by requir- 
ing a strict attendance at the public school. 
The outbreak of the Civil War called him to army service, 
and he served in the 78th and 133rd regiments of Indiana vol- 
unteer infantry. In 1868 he graduated from Indiana Asbury 
University (now DePauw), and traveled and read law for three 
years. In 1872 he began breeding Shorthorn cattle, and for 
the following two years was president of the Putnam County 
Agricultural Society. He laid his Shorthorn foundations 
slowly, visiting many of the fairs of the early 70’s to study 
both the Kentucky and Central West types before reaching his 
decision. His first Shorthorns were bought at the Hucues & 
RicHARDSON sale of June, 1872, just across the road from head- 
quarters of the later-developed Elmendorf (68) estate. He 
picked a half dozen females of excellent individuality, but of 
rather plain breeding, for which he paid an average price of 
well above $600. The sale of Breastplate to Mr. PICKRELL in 
1863 for $6,250 caused Mr. Lockrivce to lean rather strongly 
toward the Booth cattle. He was unable to perceive why the 
Booths with wonderful backs, broad crops, thick flesh and 
straight lines, were to be condemned for their supposed failure 
in lineage. In 1874 he proceeded to Canada to attend several 
