208 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



RANDOLPH.- Our people claim that cholera was unknown with us until about 

 1800, when the war broke out, and since then Pandora's box has been fairly opened, 

 and poverty, hog and chicken cholera have been the heritage of our people. The 

 best treatment we find for cholera is to feed 1 pound of soda to 1 bushel of meal 

 to 10 hogs, 



RABUN. The cholera made its appearance in this County in the year 1865, and 

 it has been more or less prevalent ever since. I think about One-tenth of the whole 

 number usually die. It is only in parts of the county where the disease prevails. 

 The county is interspersed with large mountains, and the hogs that range in them 

 are entirely free from the disease. 



PULASKI. The first case of hog cholera known to the writer was about the year 

 1859. I think a little potash in feed is both a preventive and cure for the disease. 



PUTIJAM. The disease known as hog cholera first appeared in our county in the 

 year 1868, but from whence or how it came is yet unknown. For ten or twelve 

 years it destroyed a great many hogs, but for the past few years, though it has 

 visited several districts of our county, it has not been so fatal. Either it gradually 

 wears out or the remedies used have proved efficacious in reduc%ig its virulence 

 and consequent fatality. Nearly all the remedies used contain alkalies of some 

 kind lime, soda, ashes, charcoal, spirits of turpentine, and kerosene oil are much 

 used, Our county is now raising more hogs and pork than for ten years past. 



SPALDING. I never knew anything about hog cholera until a year before the 

 war. It was very fatal then, killing out large herds. Those that kept but few 

 hogs and fed them 011 slop lost none. We do not know what stopped the disease, 

 as we have had but little of it for years. 



TALBOT. The writer commenced farming in 1843, and spent an average lifetime 

 in that pursuit. Does not remember when he first knew of hog cholera. Never 

 had any experience with it until about 1870. I know of but one remedy, and that 

 is merely a preventive. The frequent use of pine tar will, I think, keep it off. The 

 way my old negro used to do was this: He would take the tar bucket to the Crib 

 and smear the tar all over the ears of corn and feed it to the hogs. Then mix tar 

 with lard and smear it over the hogs with a mop. This kept off the lice, and I 

 thought cholera, too. At any rate, we did not have it when it was around us in 

 every direction. 



TAYLOR. There have been some cases Of hog cholera in this county the past 

 year, but the disease prevails to no great extent now. 



TELFAIR. The cholera commenced here in August, and about 40 per cent* of our 

 hogs have died. The first cases of cholera known in this county were brought here 

 in the year 1860, which, I think, came from Tennessee and other places as imported 

 stock. We find the native hog better adapted to this climate and country than any 

 Other, and we find it the case with other stocks* Stock-raising here is going down 

 every yea^ 



TERRELL. I do not hnow how nor when hog cholera was introduced into this 

 county, but do not think I ever heard of it previous to the late war. Before the war I 

 remember having seen large lots full of the finest hogs in this section, weighing from 

 200 to 400 pounds, and great droves being driven from place to place, but never 

 heard of any disease or deaths among them, I know of no remedy for hog cholera, 

 though I have heard a great many* I notice that the hogs of those having a num- 

 ber of remedies die as well as the rest. During the past year very few hogs have 

 died in this county, The coining year may be a very destructive one. Stock gen- 

 erally looks well throughout the county, with no prevailing diseases* 



TOWNS. Hog cholera made its appearance here about 18vO, but it i* impossible to 

 find out how it originated. 



UNION, Cholera is the only disease worthy of mention which has at any time 

 prevailed among hogs here* About 1870, I think, it first made its appearance. The 

 virulence of the symptoms has gradually subsided, as well as the frequency with 

 which the disease appears* There has been no cholera in the county this year as 

 far as reported'to me, and hogs are in fine condition* There hare been no diseases 

 among horses, cattle, or sheep. 



WALKER. The first appearance of hog cholera in this county ia not settled, but 

 the disease has made repeated visits after years of complete immunity.- For sev- 

 eral years past the epidemics that have prevailed differ widely from the true cholera. 

 For the last three years the most destructive epidemics have prevailed, marked by 

 symptoms of diphtheria, the first symptoms being an affection of the respiratory 

 organs, cough, sore throat and eyes, high fever, afterwards with boils, purulent 

 joints and other symptoms of putridity. No remedy has as yet been discovered. 

 Bathing the entire chest with kerosene oil daily> and tabtespoonful dosed internally, 

 gave the best results. 



