72 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Soon after taking charge Professor Georgeson 

 traded Scottish Chief to Col. W. A. Harris for 

 imp. Eoyal Pirate 100640 bred by A. Cruick- 

 shank. On June 3, 1891 imp. Royal Pirate was 

 traded back to Col. Harris for imp. Craven 

 Knight 96923 by Cumberland 50626 and on Jan- 

 uary 24, 1894 Professor Georgeson traded 

 Craven Knight to Col. Harris for Golden Knight 

 108086, a son of imp. Craven Knight out of a 

 Golden Drop cow. Excellent results were se- 

 cured by breeding Craven Knight heifers to 

 Golden Knight. The college was exceedingly 

 fortunate in having been able to secure such a 

 worthy sire as Craven Knight at the head of its 

 herd. 



In 1897 a great calamity befell the live stock 

 interests of the Kansas State Agricultural Col- 

 lege. It had been suspicioned for some time that 

 tuberculosis was present in the college herd. 

 Professor Georgeson received permission to 

 have the entire herd tested with tuberculin. 

 Thirty-four per cent of the cattle tested reacted. 

 Of all those reacting only two showed any phys- 

 ical symptoms of the disease. These two were 

 destroyed and showed typical lesions. The other 

 cattle were placed in quarantine for observation 

 and further testing. Professor Georgeson 

 recommended that the cattle be isolated and stud- 

 ied with the hope that some method other than 

 ruthless slaughter might be discovered whereby 



