72 A HISTORY OP SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Soon after taking charge Professor Georgeson 

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

 imp. Royal 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 m 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 slKjwed any phys- 

 ical s}aiiptoms of the disease. These two were 

 destroyed and showed typical lesions. The other 

 cattle were placed in (quarantine for ol:)servation 

 and further testiug. I*rofessor Georgeson 

 recommended that the (.'attle 1:)e isolated and stud- 

 ied with the hope that some metlidd other than 

 ruthless slaughter might be discoAxu'ed whereby 



