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75, and sometimes 100 per cent, will die. Hogs were generally healthy in this 

 county previous to 1866. There is no known reliable remedy for the disease. 



HENRY. As near as can be astertainecl after considerable; inquiry, I think the 

 malady known as hog cholera was first known as destructive to any degree in 

 this county from 1870-72, and was brought from the east of us by importing a 

 better breed of hogs. One correspondent says it came from Illinois, another from 

 near St. Louis. In my own herd it was contracted from Chester Whites from 

 Pennsylvania. Several horses have been attacked by nasal gleet, and a number of 

 young cattle by dry murrain. 



HICKORY. Hog cholera appeared in this county first in 1872. Prior to that time 

 hogs had been healthy. A few years previous to that date some of the improved 

 breeds of hogs had been introduced, and by them this so-called hog cholera was 

 engendered. This is the general opinion as to the introduction of the disease. A 

 similar introduction of the fine herds of poultry introduced the chicken cholera. 

 The old fashioned "razor-back," "hazel-splitter," native stock of hogs were never 

 known to have cholera. 



HOWARD. So much has been written upon the subject of hog cholera that I feel 

 that anything more would be superfluous. But there is a great deal of Disease and 

 death among hogs in this county that is called cholera that is not. Now, it is known 

 and proven here that many hogs die from a superabundance of worms in the in- 

 testines, also that hogs take disease and die from effects of lice and from disease -of 

 the lungs, caused by sleeping in dusty and filthy beds and from inflammation of 

 lungs and bowels, from cough, thumps, etc. More hogs die from the above diseases 

 than from cholera. The old saw that " an ounce of prevention is worth a pound 

 of cure " is worthy to be remembered and foUowed in this matter, for after they 

 become diseased nine-tenths of them will die, no matter what you may do; in 

 fact, they won't eat, and to drench them is fatal. The best thing known liere is to 

 keep off lice by sprinkling them monthly with coal-oil, and giving them lime in 

 their feed in slop, and for change carbolic acid; also keep in' the trough salt and 

 ashes, one-half each, where they can eat at leisure.^ Do this promptly all the year 

 round and I guaranty no disease among your hogs. 



IRON. One of my correspondents says: " In the year 1876 hog cholera first ap- 

 peared in this end of the county among the improved breeds, taking almost every 

 one of the improved breeds and leaving the old hazel grubbers free. Farmers then 

 fell back on the old stock and have had no cholera since. From the other end 

 (south) hogs have died with lice and staggers, but none have died with cholera. 

 They do not know what cholera is. I have for years studied a good deal on the 

 hog cholera question. I have raised from 20 to 30' hogs a year for the last forty 

 years, and never lost a hog with cholera in all that time. I always keep my hogs 

 in a good pasture, and never let them out on the range for a day. My pasture has 

 a good, cool, clear spring of water in it, with a good trough for my hogs and stock 

 to drink from. I never let it get foul. 



LACLEDE. Before the war there was no such disease known as hog cholera, and 

 not until 1866 was it known here. A man by the name of M. S. Beckwith introduced 

 the " Chester White " hog from Chester County, Pa. This was in 1865, and shortly 

 after, in 1866-'67, there was a good deal of cholera which seemed to be confined to 

 this breed full-blood and the various mixtures. Since then the Berkshire, Poland 

 China, and Jersey Red have been introduced. The cholera, however, seems to be 

 confined principally to the Chester White and Poland stock. Our full native stock 

 is not affected at all, or at least I have not been able to learn of an instance. Our 

 hogs were healthy before we began to breed up, but were of a very poor grade. I 

 think the best hog for this county is the Jersey or Berkshire, with about one-fourth 

 native stock. 



LAWRENCE. But one of my assistants reports any disease among hogs, and does 

 not attempt to estimate the number affected. I know of no disease among hogs> 

 myself. Farm animals generally seem to be in excellent health. 



LIVINGSTON. The farm animals of our county are exempt from disease, except 

 hogs, of which animals we generally lose about 1 per cent, by cholera. The prac- 

 tice of our farmers is to feed more mill-stuff and less corn. This we think has some- 

 thing to do in keeping our hogs healthy. In years past we lost almost 50 per cent, 

 by hog cholera. The most destructive season was in 1876; since then the disease 

 has been steadily diminishing. More care and a greater variety of food is what has 

 brought about this desirable change. 



JEFFERSON. Hogs are afflicted with a disease accompanied with fever, which 

 seems to be different from cholera. The increase of hogs this year has not been in 

 proportion to the decrease by disease. 



JOHNSON. Hog cholera, in virulent and universal destructiveness, swept over the 

 county in 1876. It had appeared in some localities previous to the above date. Like 



