A HISTORY OF aHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 71 



of Sharon 43647 bred by A. Eeiiiek was used in 

 1881 and on May VI. 1882 Paymaster 46722 bred 

 by J. W. Burgess was i)urchased from Durham 

 Park. In 1884 he was succeeded by Grand 

 Gwynne 56310 bred by Wm. Warfield from 

 whom he was purchased. 



Professor Shelton early saw the advantage and 

 vahie of Scotch Shorthorns and ^^urchased the 

 Cruickshanl^ bred Thistle Top 83876 from Jas. 

 Davidson of Canada in 1886. This bull cost the 

 college $600. The same year June 8, Professor 

 Shelton consigned eight heifers and seven year- 

 ling bulls to the Bill (fe Burnham sale. The col- 

 lege bred cattle outsold the other cattle ])y a nice 

 margin. In 1888 Sc(.»ttish Chief 89317 hy im]). 

 Julius 56643, l)red by I. Barr c\c; Son, was added to 

 the herd. 



In 1890 C. C. Georgeson succeeded Prof- 

 fessor Shelton as Professor of Agriculture. 

 Professor Georgeson was keenly interested in 

 live stock and through his untiring efforts a great 

 deal w^as done toward solving many perplexing 

 pri (l>lenis confronting the live stock producers of 

 Kansas. In looking back over the work done by 

 Professor Georgeson and taking into consider- 

 ation the trying conditions under which he 

 worked, one can not help but realize that when 

 Professor Georgeson left the college, Kansas 

 lost one of the biggest and Ix'st men that was ever 

 (•onnected with this institution. 



