130 THE ITINERANT HORSE PHYSICIAN 



One of the most common diseases which I 

 encountered while in South Dakota with my 

 brother was actinomycosis. In the region where 

 my brother was located the disease seemed to be 

 present in some form on almost every farm. 



The form known as "lumpy jaw" was the most 

 common, but it seemed to be present always in a 

 mild form and was very amenable to ordinary 

 treatment. Nearly all the cattle affected were 

 young cattle. 



Conditions simulating cancerous processes are 

 also seen quite frequently there. 



My brother and I term South Dakota the "fly 

 state ;" and it is a good name for it. 



There seem to be more flies in South Dakota 

 than anything else. I have gone into restaurants 

 in South Dakota and, after having a nice dinner 

 served, walked out and left most of it untouched 

 because the flies bothered me so that I couldn't 

 eat. 



In all my travels I never encountered so many 

 flies as there were in South Dakota. I have 

 mentioned this to other travelers and they have 

 had the same experience. 



A few counties near the Missouri river have 

 had a good taste of the ravages of hog cholera, 

 but there did not seem to be any good estimate 

 of the importance of stamping out the disease. 

 Instead of disposing of carcasses so as to prevent 

 the propagation of the scourge, most of the 

 farmers took no such steps at all ; they seemed to 

 look upon the loss of forty or fifty hogs from 

 cholera as a matter of fact, as something which 



