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WARE. Hog cholera made its appearance here in the summer of 1886, and about 

 50 per cent, of the hogs died. I succeeded in preventing the spread of the disease 

 among my " Duroc- Jerseys," by means of feeding hot corn-cob ashes in their feed, 

 and also carbolic acid, as recommended in the former reports of the Department. 

 The carbolic acid seemed to have an almost immediate effect, but it became neces- 

 sary to continue its use for some time after the appearance of the disease. 



WARREN. The first case of hog cholera was brought to this county in the fall of 

 1846 or 1847. About that tune and before nearly all of the hogs were driven and 

 peddled from house to house. Thus the disease was spread over the entire county. 

 In a lot of several hundred thus driven most of them died, some before and others 

 after purchase. From that date up to the present time we have been visited every 

 three years with the disease. Last year the plague nearly stripped the county. This 

 year we are again on foot with a fine crop for next year. We have found no 

 remedy to relieve or cure them. We had no disease of the kind until about the date 

 mentioned above. Have had no disease with horses or cattle. Poverty and want 

 of care is about the only cause of losses. Of late our farmers are taking better care 

 by providing shelter and good stables, and we go into winter quarters in good con- 

 dition, with ample to feed on during the cold weather. Very few sheep are raised 

 here. 



WHITE. During the current year we have been exempt from hog cholera. Last 

 year and the year previous the loss of hogs by cholera was very heavy. No satis- 

 factory treatment for it has been discovered. It almost always results fatally, and 

 when the animal recovers from it it never seems to do well again. Stock of all 

 kinds have been comparatively healthy during the current year. 



WEBSTER. Hog cholera made its first appearance in this county in 1857, result- 

 ing in serious losses during the years 1857-58, having during that time completely 

 devastated the hog crop. In 1869 the disease appeared again with less violence, 

 and in 1881 a disease which was, for want of another name, called cholera attacked 

 the hogs. The first symptoms were : Partial and not unfrequently total blindness, 

 followed with falling off of hair, loss of appetite and flesh; and, after lingering for 

 weeks and often months, would die. Though one should escape it was ever after 

 worthless. Various remedies have been used; none, however, has proven a specific. 

 Hogs for the past two years have been freer from disease than for several preceding 

 years; in consequence a much larger supply of meat will be produced. 



WILKES. Have heard of no losses by hog cholera worth mentioning the past 

 year. My own convictions are that preventives are worth all the remedies. Green 



Eastures either native or cultivated grasses clover, in absence of small grain, aided 

 y salt, ashes, tar and soda in slops, and hogs will seldom if ever have cholera, so- 

 called. 



WORTH. Hog cholera has existed here for thirty years. It is much worse some 

 years than others. No remedy has been discovered for the disease. We are almost 

 afraid to try to raise hogs. 



IDAHO TERRITORY. 



IDAHO. There is no disease prevailing among the domestic animals of this 

 county except scab in sheep and blackleg in calves. There is serious loss in sheep 

 in the spring of the year, generally from scab. Blackleg usually attacks calves 

 during the summer and fall months, and in a few cases has assumed an epidemic 

 form. The past summer has been nearly free from visitation of the disease, except 

 in some herds between Snake and Salmon Rivers. Horses are in fine condition and 

 seem to enjoy almost entire immunity from disease. Probably there has never been 

 a case of hog cholera in the county. 



NEZ PERCES. Hog cholera is unknown here. No contagious disease is prevail- 

 ing among any class of farm animals. 



ONEIDA. Hog cholera is unknown in this county. There has been no disease of 

 any character among swine. 



WASHINGTON. There never was a case of hog cholera in this county. 



ILLINOIS. 



ADAMS. Hog cholera has prevailed in this county for many years, one corre- 

 spondent says forty. Just how it first makes its appearance I do not know. Some- 

 times it seems to be epidemic, while at others it would indicate that it was only 

 " catching" by coming in contact with one another. But my belief is that it travels 

 in the air, and will in that way infect herds that are entirely isolated. There seems 

 to be no known remedy. No treatment cures or seldom seems to even serve to 

 check the disease. It has been among the swine of this county but little during the 



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