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GARLAND. There has been no disease among domestic animals the last year in 

 this county. All stock is remarkably healthy. The first introduction in this county 

 of hog cholera was, I think, in 1872, though it had been known in the State long 

 before that time. * Some farmers think it was introduced into this county by the in- 

 troduction of fine blooded hogs brought from the old States shortly after the war. 

 Hogs were free from disease in this county up to that time. 



GREENE. Hog cholera made its appearance here many years ago. It is generally 

 conceded by stockmen that cholera follows a white-oak mast. Whether this is cor- 

 rect or not we can not say, but are inclined to pander to that opinion. Hogs are 

 reasonably healthy here just now, but there has been some cholera reported in dif- 

 ferent localities during the summer and early fall. We have something like scab 

 or mange among the hogs during summer. This is a hog country if they could 9nly 

 be kept healthy. I have seen pork killed out of the woods in July that had not 

 been fed on anything. Along the railroads cattle were affected by a disease which 

 was thought to be Texas fever. The disease was not very fatal. 



IZARD. Hogs have been dying here from what is called cholera for a long time 

 past. The disease differs , but as we have no veterinary surgeon it is all called cholera. 

 The last attack, about eleven months ago, was more like measles than cholera. The 

 hogs ' ' broke out " with little lumps all over them. We had a very dry season 

 through spring, summer, and fall, and as soon as the rains began the disease ceased 

 almost entirely, and I think it was for the want of water and too much dust that 

 caused the epidemic. All other stock is generally healthy. I can not give the date 

 of the introduction of the disease. 



JACKSON. Cholera has prevailed among hogs ever since 1874, but the most fatal 

 years were 1880, '81, '82, and '83. The disease was called cholera, but it seemed to 

 affect them in various ways. While some hogs would seem to have good appetites, 

 they appeared to have no use of their jaws, and their teeth seemed to be sore. 

 They could not eat, and would dwindle away and die in a f ew days. Others would 

 take to vomiting and purging. Their thirst was very great, and death would soon 

 follow. When first taken, if put in a lot where they could not get to water, and 

 were given warm slops in small quantities, with one teaspponful of saltpeter to one 

 gallon of slop, with lye soap dissolved in slops, and condition powders used, a cure 

 was generally effected. The health of the hogs, as well as ail other farm animals, 

 has been good the past year. 



JOHNSON. About six years ago a disease prevailed here among 'hogs that was 

 generally called hog cholera, and again in the winter of 1885-'86. I can give no 

 idea as to how the disease was introduced. Most of the hogs died in those years, 

 and there is not yet an average lot of hogs in the county. Those left after the rav- 

 ages of the disease seem to be healthy. 



LAFAYETTE. As to hog cholera, we ha,ve in this county once in from two to five 

 years some disease that kills a great many hogs, and it is generally called cholera. 

 There has been no such disease among hogs this year in this county I mean what 

 is called hog cholera. It has not existed for about twenty-five years, according 

 to the best information that I can get. Some years when the cholera is here or 

 what is called cholera it has been known to kill as high as 75 per cent, of the hogs 

 in the county. 



LAWRENCE. Up to ten years ago there were but few hogs died of disease in this 

 county, but about that time a disease, commonly called hog cholera, appeared in 

 different localities, and a greater or less number have died every year since; but 

 more have died within the past two years than ever before in the same length of 

 time. Recently pigs and shoats (under one year old) have generally been affected 

 more than the older ones, although many older ones have died of some com- 

 plaint. The disease is not now very serious, although some are still dying. If 

 there has ever been an^ preventive or remedy that, was worthy the name of a 

 " sure-cure," I have no information in regard to it. Various remedies have been 

 tried, and some had a favorable effect in some cases, while in other instances they 

 seemed to utterly fail. 



LOGAN. lean not tell when hog cholera made its first appearance here, but hogs 

 have it every four or five years. There are more hogs killed here with cotton seed 

 than by cholera. Hogs are generally healthy, cholera not being very destructive 

 this year. A great many cattle have died of bloody murrain. Sheep are affected 

 with a disease which causes them to run at the nose. It has proved quite fatal. 



NEVADA. The hogs in this county have nearly all dic-d of cholera or a disease 

 supposed to be cholera. The best remedy we have found is tobacco. We boil and 

 make a tea of it and mix with ground feed. It has been a success in every case 

 tried, both in hogs and poultry. There has been no other disease among stock in 

 th^- '"Minty that I know of. 



OUACHITA. During the fall of 1886 and the winter of 1887 at least three-fourths 



