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was very severe,. and $ great many hogs either froze Qr starved to death, conse- 

 quently nogs are scarce at present. 



POTTER. Hog cholera is not known in this county, Glanders and^asal gleet 

 have been quite common among horses. Fully 25 per cent, of the cattle of this* 

 county died last winter for the want of proper care, During the summer we lost 

 some with blackleg. 



RICHLAND. Hog cholera does not prevail in this county. Out of 100,000 head in 

 the county less than 100 head have been lost by disease. 



SANBORN. I have heard of no cases of hog cholera in this county during the past 

 year. 



SHANNON.' No disease prevails among hogs in this county. We have but few, 

 and they are scattered over a wide extent of country. We have lost no animals by 

 disease during the year, 



STEELE. Hog cholera has not yet made its appearance in this county. I myself 

 have lost a great many hogs from cholera in the corn belt, and from observation I 

 am satisfied that one of the principal causes of the disease is the universal feeding 

 of corn. In this part of Dakota the food given to hogs is wheat screenings, barley, 

 and oats, which make much sweeter meat than corn, and on which hogs remain ex- 

 tremely healthy, In the com belt, when I fed oats with com, my hogs were sel- 

 dom afflicted with cholera, 



TURNER. JSTo hog cholera in this county, NQ diseases among any of our domes- 

 tic animals. Of course more or less die every year from old age, foaling, colic, over- 

 work, etc., but no contagious disease is known in the county. In all new counties 

 stock is not as well taken care of as it should be. Many farmers have no barns 

 only an excuse for one yet the condition pf stock in this county is excellent; 

 never better at this time of year. 



WALSH. There is no hog cholera in this county f A few horses imported from 

 the States have died of glanders, but owing to tlae prompt steps taken the contagion 

 has been prevented from spreading. Stock of all kinds raised in thecounty has been 

 exceptionally healthy, and I can not report the existence of any disease whatever. 



WALWORTH, I know of no hog cholera ever having prevailed in this county. 



WELLS. The disease of hog cholera is not known in this county. Three horses 

 have been killed which were supposed to be suffering with glanders. 



YANKTON, It ia about five years since hog cholera first made its appearance in 

 this section of country. The origin of it is unknown. It just come, About five 

 years ago was the first tune that it occurred to us that this was a corn country, and 

 consequently a place where hogs could be profitably raised. At that time hogs 

 were tew in number here., and people desirous of increasing and improving their 

 herds sent East and procured stock hogs. Probably that is the way that cholera 

 got into Dakota. Late importations have most invariably brought cholera, Those 

 buying hogs promiscuously here have most invariably got the disease amongst their 

 herds. More hogs died two or three years ago than before or since. Exclusive 

 corn diet will probably produce it, while diversified feed will greatly diminish if 

 not entirely destroy it. 



FLORIDA, 



ALACHUA,-*- Hog cholera was Introduced about three years since. Hogs were 

 healthy previous to that time, It seems to be more prevalent in the fall than at 

 other seasons. 



CLAY. Hog cholera, which is now the terror of the hog growers, was introduced 

 here about seven years ago by the shipment and distribution of " patent fertilizers." 

 I do not know by which company, as several supplied this locality. Hogs that 

 were turned into the fields where these fertilizers were used were the first to show 

 symptoms of cholera, and from these it spread over the whole country, until now 

 there is no place free from it. At present it is raging among the swine* all over this 

 State, and the probability is that the successful growing of swine on the great acorn- 

 mast of Florida is at an end, unless a sure preventive can be discovered soon. I be- 

 lieve the above to be the correct introduction of the disease into this State. Swine 

 that had died of the disease were used in manufacturing fertilizers which were 

 shipped here, and the germ of the disease was not destroyed, hence it entered the 

 swine here and was soon propagated through the aforesaid channel. Hogs are the 

 chief stock of this county, but the past year has left only about one-fourth of the 

 stock on hand. The cholera has destroyed about 70 per cent. , balance from other 

 diseases. Sheep have no diseases here, but the dogs and wild cats prevent a suc- 

 cessful enterprise in sheep-growing. There is also a certain plant that is indigenous 

 to this county in certain localities that is a deadly poison to sheep, and yet they 

 will eat it when they come to it. 



