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horses and mules, but the fatality has been slight, only two or three horses having 
died. It has now about spent itself, most of the animals having recovered. I hear of 
a few cases of what seems to be the same disease among horned cattle. Grant: I did 
not send the former reports from the fact that the epizooty was so bad that we had no 
conveyance for some time. The disease is now about over and business is reviving. 
McLean ; There has been no disease of any kind among stock, except horses, all of 
which have been affected with what is called the epizooty, but it has been very mild 
and I have not heard of a fatalcase in the county. Mercer: With regard to the horse-dis- 
ease which has been prevailing through the county, it has not been so fatal with our 
horses asitis reported to be in other States, but the mortality with jacks has been very 
great. Metcalfe: The epizooty has prevailed generally during December. It-did but 
little damage to horses and mules, but was very fatal to jacks. More than half 
of the jacks which were affected with the disease have died. It has now nearly 
disappeared. Ohio: The epizooty has been almost universal, but is subsiding ; deaths 
few, but from the condition horses are left in, fears are entertained that they cannot 
stand hard service for some time. Taylor: The price of horses is low, owing to the 
limited demand at the south, and to the universal prevalence of the epizooty, which 
has put them in bad condition, but killed yery few. The number of mules on hand. 
is greater for the reason that but few have been sent south as yet, the disease and 
low-market rates causing the farmers to hold on for better prices. The cattle raised 
in this county are principally “scrub stock.” Spencer: The epizooty prevailed only 
partially with horses and mules, none dying from it; but it has proved fatal to a 
number of jacks. Boyle: Ninety per cent. of the horses and mules have been affected 
with the epizooty, and are now fast recovering, the loss being only about 3 per 
cent., but over 50 per cent. of the jacks and jennets have been lost by this disease ; 
very few of the former recover. The fear of dogs prevents increase in flocks. If 
owners of dogs were held strictly liable for the killing, or such a heavy tax levied and 
enforced against dogs and owners as to lessen the number of worthless curs, the number 
of sheep would be doubled very soon, and the cost of keeping them would not be felt 
by the farmers. Owen: The epizooty has prevailed in this county, but no deaths have 
resulted fromit. The horses that run out to grass were affected but slightly, while 
those that were kept in stables or highly fed sutfered the most. Larue: There is in our 
county a disease known as sheep-cholera, or scours, which has killed a great many 
sheep, mostly those under one year old. We would like to have some one tind a cure 
and report it. 
OHIO. 
Coshocton: The epizooty seems to have been a benefit to the horses in the 
agricultural portions of this county. Coming, as it did, after the farm-work 
was done, the stables were put in good repair and unusually good care taken of the 
- stock; so that at this date our horses are above an average in good condition. Nearly 
all the horses in our towns and villages had the disease; the only deaths reported were 
of horses of little value. No death has been reported among the farm horses and less 
than 50 per cent. of them were attacked, and that in mild form. ‘Franklin: The epi- 
zooty is about over in this county. All young and healthy horses have come out of it 
well and sound, when not abused by their owners or drivers, and not maltreated by . 
some veterinary quack. I have learned of several cases of steaming the head and neck 
of young sound horses, in each of which death ensued. Of horses which have had 
good care, corn-fodder and a little corn as food, have been kept warm and given only 
very moderate exercise, 99 per cent. have recovered. Where immoderate exercise has 
been given so as to heat up the blood and then take cold in cooling off, death has been 
the usual result. Logan: The partial stoppage in the shipment of horses last year, 
added to their relative numbers, has had a tendency to discourage breeders. The 
upward tendency in the wool market during the last two seasons, haying caused 
@ corresponding rise in the value of sheep, has nearly put a stop to the practice of fall- 
pelting for the pelt and tallow. Trumbull: We have had the horse-disease throughout 
our county. But few were lost; none where quietness and light use were observed. 
Williams: Farmers are pretty nearly all going into stock more heavily, especially 
horses and sheep. There has been a growing demand for both these classes; we have 
not quite kept up with that for sheep; for horses we have about held our 
own. Crawford: The epizooty has nearly subsided, very few horses have died. 
Very few mules in the county. Sheep are well cared for and the number 
‘larger than a year ago. Hogs very abundant and very cheap. Lorain: 
Horses got through with the epizooty better than was anticipated; only sixteen 
are reported to have died by it. Most persons are more careful in blanketing their 
horses than formerly. In that sense the disease has been a benefit. Tuscarawas; The 
short supply of the hay crop, in connection with the consumption of straw by a paper 
manufactory in the county, and the early setting in of winter, has caused feed other 
than grain to rule high in price, and a consequent reduction in the value of stock. 
Hancock: Horses passed through the epizooty all right, no case in this county proving 
