232 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



LANE. There are but few hogs in this county, and no cholera has appeared among 

 them. 



LEAVENWORTH. When I came to this county in 1855, hog cholera was already 

 here. It was imported from Missouri direct, as the Missourians drove whole herds 

 here in settling Kansas. For a number of years, however, no hog cholera has pre- 

 vailed here to any great extent. 



LINCOLN. The health of hogs in this county, as a general thing, hag always been 

 good. A few have died with what some deem the cholera, but I have my doubts 

 about it, as it was most always confined to one farmer or stockman. He never did 

 anything for them. In a herd of 50 or 100 head only a few would die at a time. 

 The greatest loss has been among young pigs from four weeks to three months old, 

 but more for the want of care than anything else. There are but very few hogs in 

 the county now, as there is nothing here to feed them on. A f e~vr horses have died 

 ox distemper, and a few more were killed because affected with glanders, A num- 

 ber of cattle have died of black-leg, 



McPHERSON. Hog cholera made its first appearance about six years ago among 

 hogs near the Harvey County line, and was said to have been introduced into the 

 neighborhood by hogs shipped in from Missouri. The loss was but slight until be- 

 tween two and three years ago, when it rapidly swept over the entire county, de- 

 stroying the greater portion of the hogs then on hand. Since then it has not ap- 

 peared in such an aggravated form, but still remains in the county, some neighbor- 

 hoods being entirely exempt while others suffer losses. Heavier losses have occured 

 this winter, I think, than last. Hogs were very healthy here previous to the first 

 appearance of cholera. 



MIAMI. None of my assistants have reported, but as near as I can learn hog cholera 

 has appeared in localities in the county, off and on, since 1860; some years very bad, 

 and others comparatively none. It acts differently with the same lot of hogs. Some 

 will scour, and others will be right the reverse. 'Some farmers will lose all their 

 hogs, while another right across the road will lose none. It seems to attack them 

 under all circumstances, the clean and filthy, and the fat and lean. What one thinks 

 is a cure and preventive one time will have no effect the next, 



MITCHELL. Hog cholera has been very prevalent in this county during the year. 

 Its first introduction into the county was probably in the fall of 1885, I do not know 

 how it was introduced. Hogs had always been very healthy previous to that time. 

 The disease is not near so prevalent now as during the fall of 1886. 



MORRIS. Horses are better protected than any other class of stock, and hogs have 

 the least care. Hog cholera was unknown in the county until about six years since, 

 when some of our enterprising citizens bought several loads of light hogs in Illinois 

 and sold them to parties here. About half of these animals died of cholera, and we 

 have had the disease in the county ever since. The best preventives are good, warm, 

 dry, well-bedded sleeping places, with an abundance of coal-ashes and salt, The 

 number of hogs raised in this county the current year is estimated at 10,300. Of 

 these 350 were lost by disease, entailing a loss of $1,750, 



NEM AH A. Previous to 1880 hog cholera did not prevail in this county. About 

 that time it commenced in the vards of the lar^e feeders where cattle were fed on 

 corn by the hundreds, and the hogs were kept in large numbers to follow the cattle 

 and pick up the scattered corn. In cold weather they would bunch up in the night, 

 the under ones becoming warm and the outside ones being almost frozen, Every 

 morning some would be found dead. The fatality spread over the county, and was 

 said to oe spread by dogs carrying the dead meat home to eat, and by buying and 

 exchanging hogs, The former symptoms changed many times. Their only feed in 

 winter was corn and ice-water. It spread nearly everywhere in the county ; and 

 even in summer, when turned into the clover fields, they did not stop dying. But 

 hogs fed some milk will recover; indeed they will not have the cholera when thus 

 fed, but not many have that. Many remedies have been tried, but still frequently 

 whole herds will die under the best care. Almost all sickness among hogs is usually 

 called cholera; but the cholera has its peculiar features which are unmistakable to 

 those having experience, 



NESS, No cholera exists among the hogs hi this county. I have not heard of the 

 prevalence of disease among any class of farm animals. 



NEOSHO. There has been no cholera of any account in this county. Some few 

 cases of pigs dying with swine plague. I could not get the statistics in full in regard 

 to stock as our assessors failed to do their duty in that respect, and did not make re- 

 port. Many cattle have died by being allowed to run on stalk fields, 



NORTON. Hog cholera was introduced into this county about three years ago, by 

 parties sending to other States and the eastern portion of this State for hogs with 

 which to improve their stock ; also by hogs brought from abroad to feed with cattle 

 here. The disease is confined to neighborhoods, and is not general over the county. 

 Hogs were very healthy here before cholera came. 



