216 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



WABASH. Hog cholera made its first appearance here in 1855. About that time 

 hogs were running in the woods, and would peel most of the slippery elm trees and 

 would eat the bark. Previous to that time hogs were healthy, except quinsy, which 

 was not very fatal. Our shoats are afflicted with lung fever, which is very fatal 

 among pigs from two to six months old. Some call this cholera. 



WARREN. Hog cholera made its first appearance in this county in 1860. Hogs 

 had been healthy previously, except an occasional case of measles. Can give no 

 account as to how it was introduced into the county. There is at the present time 

 a large number of hogs in this county affected with cholera, but I have no means of 

 ascertaining the exact number. The State veterinary surgeon, located at Alexis, in 

 this county, in his last report to the State department, says: " There is no cholera 

 among hogs that I have heard of." If he would only take the trouble to find out 

 what is going on in other localities than his immediate neighborhood, he would find 

 a large number of herds affected and dying off pretty lively. 



WASHINGTON. I have no distinct recollection as to the time *when hog cholera 

 first made its appearance in this county, but would say at least fifteen years ago. 

 I can give no definite answer as to the mode of its introduction. Previous to its 

 introduction, however, hogs were generally healthy. 



WHITE. I can not be positive as to the year of the first appearance of hog cholera, 

 but it was not later than 1860. The disease came on to us from the eastward and 

 came steadily on from farm to farm, as any other contagion would, which we are 

 sure it is (have no doubt of it). I was an active hog raiser at the time, and well 

 remember that when new it was far more fatal than now T . Its first vL . Nation left me 

 8 head out of 125 marketing hogs. I have often known men to lose tlv. last hog of a 

 considerable herd. Previous to its introduction hogs were quite free ^roin disease ; 

 my losses did not exceed 3 per cent. The disease has prevailed to a i reater extent 

 In our county than others, as we think from the fact that we have a greater number 

 of water-courses which carry the germs of the disease. 



WILL. There has been but little disease among hogs in this county the past year. 

 Perhaps from 500 to 1,000 head have been lost by the usual diseases. Owing to the 

 long drought the corn crop is very short. 



WILLIAMSON. Cholera has prevailed to only a limited extent among hogs in this 

 county during the past year. 



INDIANA. 



ADAMS. Hog cholera first appeared in this county about sixteen years ago. I 

 cannot say where it came from, but judge its cause came from improved breeds of 

 hogs, as prior to their introduction hogs were healthy. I estimate our losses the 

 past year at 23,164 animals, worth $115,820. 



BLACKFORD. Hog cholera made its appearance between 1860 and 1864. Prior to 

 that hogs were healthy. All diseases among hogs are now called cholera. Many 

 hogs die from want of proper care. I lost about 25 this fall. The young ones vom- 

 ited and purged, while the old ones only vomited. It is my opinion that lice and 

 worms cause a large per cent, of fatality among hogs. There is very little complaint 

 of diseases prevailing among either cattle, horses, or sheep. 



CARROLL. There was but little cholera this year among our hogs. Last year it 

 was very bad. About twenty-two years ago cholera first made its appearance here. 

 Hogs were healthy prior to that time. 



CASS. I have not been able to ascertain or approximate the time when the hog 

 cholera made its first appearance in this county. The disease at some periods has 

 proved very destructive, taking off whole herds. Some townships would be visited 

 by the disease while others would not be affected at all. Then the following year 

 the localities that had escaped the preceding year would be visited, while the town- 

 ships or localities that suffered the year before would be affected but very little if at 

 all. Then the disease would disappear for two or three years before revisiting the 

 same localities. This year two or three townships in this county suffered very much, 

 while other localities escaped. Hog cholera is not near as destructive as it was ten 

 or twelve years ago, and if it continues to decrease as it has for a few years it will 

 disappear entirely. There is no disease among hogs at present, but the lack of corn 

 will cause a falling off in number of pounds of fatted pork. Hogs were generally 

 healthy until the appearance of hog cholera, as near as I can ascertain. The disease 

 does not affect the old stock of hogs, the elm peelers, as; badly as the more improved 

 kinds. 



CLARK. In my investigations I do not think the loss from hog cholera for 1887 

 will amount to 1 per cent. , and I doubt if a well-attested case has occurred in this 

 county during the present season. The loss of hogs the previous year was 1,922, 

 about treble that of 1887, which I attribute to the oak and Ibeech mast of 1886. The 



