Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-19
KANSAS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
HERD SOLD YESTERDAY.
BROUGHT AN AVERAGE OF s69.
SALE OPPOSED BY LIVE STOCK SAN
ITARY COMMISSION.
Formal Protest Unanimously Adopted
nnd Filed With the board of Re-
xent"-DanSer of Spreading
Tuberculosis Strongly
Set Forth.

Manhattan, kas.. Nov. 1S.-(Specfai, The
coileSe nero at Manhattan was sold to-day
under vigorous protest offered by the
iiNe stock sanitary commission Four
members of the board of regents were in
attendance. u. y. LimbOcker, c. e. Daugh-
'ers. George NJ. Munger and Jeff Hudson,
an OF whom were unanimously in favor of
the plan of selling the herd at auction. All
oi the cattle and sheep We're sold The
cattle, thirty-nine head. brought sa6se. 80.
an average OF ~ per head. This is about
two-thirds of their value. Twelve sheen
were sold at S. Der head. The live stock
SANITARY commission. consisting of three
members, Republican a PonuIist and :,
democrat, voted unanimously for the fol-
lowing protest, which was presented TO the
members of the board of regents. while IL
session:
Manhattan, kas.. Nov. Is 1887.
To the Honorable Board of Regents Stat,
Agricultural College.
"Gentlemen:-We. the live stock sanitarr
commission of the state of Kansas, desie
10 enter our protest against the sale Or
breeding purposes of what is known as fle
college herd, as We deem them unsafe TO
mingle with the healthy cattle of the safe.
as we believe they have been exposes to
and are affected with malignant and on
tagious disease known as tubercuSis.
Therefore, if sold for breeding purPses
and scattered throughout the state. hey
might cause the spread of said diSeas to
the detriment and loss of the cattl in
terests of the state. Therefore. We ould
respectfully recommend that you shsaid
college herd to some public market i'm
mediate slaughter and sale for bee sub
Ject to inspection. Respectfully suhtted,
FRANK WEINSH!k,
TAYLOR RIDDLE
-. w. JOHNSON,
Members of the Live Stock nitary
Commission of Kansas
State Veterinarian DIR. Paul Fier. of |
the state agricultural college. an pointee |
OF the Populist board of resentsnswers |
the following questions for the stock |
sanitary commission:
"First-Is tuberculosis Cont5us and
infectious disease?
sesond-Wil cattle infected tubsr Ter
state. spread said disease?
'Third-In your Judgment, ise college
herd free from the disease KIN KIN as ss, tu,
bsrSulosis; '.;rs -, and a can they safeoe mixed
DIR. Fischer replied to these >stions as
follows:
"First-Tuberculosis is. to ertain ex-
tent. contagious as well as infectious
disease.
''Second-Cattle infected W tuberculo-
sis, if allowed to go at will 1, tne ne state.
or parts Of the state, where Il cattle or
susceptible animals are kept II allowed
to come in contact, directl! indirectly;
with such susceptible amin might, and
perhaps would, spread this ase.
'Third-The cattle offers2r sale and
sold November IS, 1897. by Kansas state
agricultural, college. know ,ne college
herd have been examined nSSeii with S
the aid of trustworthy aSsitSS: ana with |
the exception of three KING calves
which We're too young tC., nave Deen /. .
found to be free from ALL or tu- l
berculosis that could be tseo py phySi- S
tast In NV oninion fFore. since the
above animals have nof,,i uhuuiy eX-
posed to new chauces of -uon; tney can |
be mixed with healthy WIN as little I
danger as could cattle I / from ON, any or T
than could cattle takFom most un- Il
tested herds"