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FAYETTE. Hog cholera has existed in this county for at least thirty years. How 

 it came or where from I can not find out, but since its first appearance in the 

 county it has done more or less damage every year. Sometimes one year in one 

 locality, and perhaps that locality next year will escape, and it will break out in 

 some other. No remedy has yet been found for the disease. 



FOUNTAIN. Hog cholera made its appearance about twelve years ago in our part 

 of the county, and was very fatal, but of late years we have found a preventive if 

 given in time, so that we have not been as unlucky of late years. Have heard of 

 very small losses within the past year. Hogs, previous to twelve or fifteen 

 years ago were, as a general thing, very healthy. I think probably it might have 

 made its appearance as early as 1870 or 1872, not much earlier. A great many per- 

 sons lost all their hogs in the early history of the disease. There has been from 

 early spring foaling a heavy loss both of colts and mares in our part of the county, 

 and a great deal of distemper or something that affected horses similar to this dis- 

 ease, but as a general thing has not proved fatal as at other times. A great many 

 think it was brought about by the short supply of water, caused by the severe 

 drought. There has been some epizootic, which still lingers, leaving the horses 

 affected somewhat similar to the heaves, and a great many think that is caused 

 by the dryness of everything fed. Cattle are in better condition than could be 

 expected from the long-continued drought. As farmers have of late years been 

 more careful of their cattle by preparing sheds and shelter from the storms, there 

 has been very little disease in the cattle line. Sheep are looking fine. There has 

 been no cold weather as yet to cause them to shrink, and very little disease. 



HANCOCK. Hog cholera, as nearly as can be ascertained, appeared in this county 

 in 1857, but for a few years before there had been a disease similar to quinsy, which 

 destroyed a great many hogs; it may have been cholera. Nothing is known of the 

 means by which it was introduced. Of course there were various surmises as to 

 its cause. The prevalent opinion is that it was caused by the exceedingly large 

 mast of that year, and at that time hogs run at large all the year round, living 

 mostly on mast, which consisted of oak, hickory, and beech nuts. Previous to that 

 time (as far as I can learn) hogs were healthy, and were in a great many instances 

 fattened entirely on mast. 



HAMILTON. The losses from hog cholera have not been as great in our county 

 during the last year as the preceding one. I can not state what year hog cholera 

 first made its appearance in this county, but it was as much as thirty years ago, 

 and it is as much a mystery now as ever. How it comes and goes, or how it can 

 be cured or prevented, etc., is what we would like to know. One time it will take 

 all the young hogs, under say six months, while at another it will take the old 

 hogs. It comes in all kinds of ways and all seasons. There is no general mode of 

 treatment or general remedy. While the disease is regarded as incurable every 

 one will use some kind of remedy, and may think it does good, but the next tune 

 some one tries it it is an entire failure. Prior to the advent of cholera hogs were 

 generally healthy. Of course all hogs that 'are sick nowadays have not the 

 cholera, but everything is called by that name. Horses, cattle, and sheep have 

 remained healthy during the year. 



HARRISON. Hog cholera made its appearance hi this county about 1840. We did 

 not know any cause for it. Hogs previous to that time were healthy. Hogs that 

 are kept up have been more liable to disease than those allowed the privileges of the 

 range. 



HENDRICKS. In the absence of dates and figures it is hard to say when hog 

 cholera first appeared here. But as I have had considerable experience with the 

 disease, I would say it commenced in 1856 in some portions of the county. In other 

 portions of the county it was ten or fifteen years before it made its appearance. It 

 first appeared on the large \vater-courses or bottom lands, and from thence to the 

 upland. It first appeared in large herds of swine. The first year the hogs run off 

 at the bowels, but after that it seemed to be fever, sometimes in one form and then 

 in another. My great losses have been occasioned by turning my hogs on wheat 

 that was blasted. In ten or twelve days they would be attacked by contagious 

 fever and would die in great numbers. My conclusions are, not to keep too many 

 in one place, and when one gets sick take it out to the hospital and doctor it the 

 same as one of your family when sick. 



HENRY. Hog cholera has prevailed to an alarming extent in this county for sev- 

 eral (five to seven) years, but at just what time and in what manner it was intro- 

 duced I have not been able to determine. The disease seems to have reached the 

 climax and spent its force during the year 1886, and left the county almost desti- 

 tute of hogs of any kind. Scarcely any left in any portion of the county for 

 even breeding purposes. Some parts of the county have suffered slightly from the 

 disease during the present year. At present I know of none anywhere. It seems 



