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ing them over another year. Large numbers of these animals died during the year 

 of cholera or some lung disease. Horses, cattle, and sheep have continued healthy. 



EMMET. It is the prevailing opinion that there never was a case of hog cholera in 

 this county, although there have been a few cases attributed to that disease. All 

 classes of stock have been very healthy the past year. Calves receive better care than 

 they used to, and black-leg diminishes accordingly. Calves that were allowed to 

 run on the prairie until very late in the fall, and then after getting them fleshy were 

 fed on grain, would frequently die with black-leg. 



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

 few years, nor of any contagious diseases prevailing among domestic animals of 

 other classes. Several herds of hogs affected with some disease supposed to be cholera 

 were reported several years ago, my own among the number. I lost about 40 head, 

 but am unable to say positively how the disease was contracted. I think, however, 

 it was from a neighbor's hogs. We have had no recurrence of the disease. 



FLOYD. Hog cholera first made its appearance here some six or eight years ago. 

 Up to that tune hogs had been healthy. Where it came from or how it originated 

 is unknown. It was very fatal, more so than in any year since, although it touched 

 only in portions of the county. Since that time it has touched here and there, but 

 not every year. There have been some losses this fall, but generally not heavy. Hogs 

 are usually well kept here. One of my neighbors met with quite a loss of hogs 

 recently, and his neighbor just over the road lost some more, both being equally 

 well kept. 



FRANKLIN. Hog cholera has visited this county several times since I have lived 

 in it (twenty-one years), but in different parts of county in different neighborhoods. 

 Sometimes it only visits a few farms. It is not known how it first started. It is 

 pretty sure to kill nearly all young hogs that are exposed to those that have it. It 

 has not visited this neighborhood for several years; has been on my place but once; 

 then I lost 150 out of 170 head. My hogs were running on pasture at the time. 

 One then broke out and got with a neighbor's hogs that were infected. My hired 

 hand put it in the pasture with the others while I was away. My hogs commenced 

 dying in a few days. Sometimes the hogs on a few farms will nearly all die, while 

 herds on adjoining farms will not have it those years. Then perhaps other farms 

 will have it, and the farm that had it first will not take the disease. 



GREENE. Hog cholera has existed here for the past fifteen years, and possibly to 

 a limited extent prior to that time. Although farmers have studied its symptoms 

 carefully, as yet no remedy has been found to effect a cure. The only safe method 

 is to prevent its appearance by stimulating a healthy condition of the hogs. My 

 own treatment to secure this is by feeding oil-cake or boiled flaxseed in the slop or 

 water they drink, at least twice a week. I alsc feed oats with corn. By this means 

 a healthy growth is stimulated, and disease is not liable to occur. 



GRUNDY. Hog cholera existed in this county as far back as 1872, and may have 

 existed prior to that time. As far as I know, the disease did not break out again 

 until 18 7f, in which year it was quite general throughout the county. The disease 

 has shown itself in some part of the county each season the past five or six years. 

 Nothing definite is known as to the origin of the disease, or its method of trans- 

 mission from place to place, and no cure or preventive is known, as far as I know. 

 There is no prevailing disease among other classes of domestic animals. 



HAMILTON. Hog cholera first appeared in this county in 1876-'77. Prior to that 

 date these animals were healthy, but there has been more or less sickness among 

 them ever since. I think the disease is very like typhus fever in the human being, 

 and is caused by poor sanitary regulations, such as keeping the animals in the same 

 pastures, lots, and pens, allowed to wallow in mud and warm water during the hot 

 season, and fed on corn continuously. When the feed is changed at stated times, 

 and thev are given pure water with carbolic acid, sulphur, and other purifiers, they 

 generally remain in a healthy condition. 



HANCOCK. No disease of a fatal character prevails among any class of farm ani- 

 mals in this county. We have not heard of a case of cholera among hogs this year. 

 In the spring there was some complaint about BOWS losing their pigs, but no one 

 attributed it to cholera. 



HARDIN. Hog cholera broke out in May last, and never left our herds until cold 

 weather set in in November. Our hogs are in a healthy condition at present. The 

 loss from disease the past year was upwards of $40,000. 



HOWARD. Hog cholera has never raged so severely in this county as to deter hog 

 raising to any great extent. It generally appears in the fall or late summer, and as 

 far as I can judge is superinduced hereabouts by the hogs being exposed to a chill 

 caused by overcrowding. I have also noticed that costiveness from running on 

 grass without any other change of diet will bring it on. I have used a preventive 

 powder with benefit. I used to despair of a hog when it got sick, but with this 



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