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cholera. Several animals died on the road, and since that time we have had more 

 or less cholera every year. 



STANLY. We have had no cholera among our hogs this year, but in 1885-'86 we 

 suffered severe losses. 



STOKES. We have had no hog cholera for several years past in this county. It 

 generally follows a heavy acorn crop, or mast. One of my assistants reports no 

 hog cholera since 1871, when nine-tenths of the hogs died. Another, in the fall of 

 1807, when nineteen-twentieths of all the hogs died. Another says that no hog 

 cholera has prevailed since 1889. Cholera was first known here in the year 1846. 

 Supposed to have been caused by the terrible drought in 1845. 



TRANSYLVANIA. Hog cholera has prevailed here for more than twenty-five 

 years. The year of its first appearance we can not give accurately. Previous to 

 its appearance we had the disease known as quinsy, which killed a great many 

 hogs, and did its work at short notice. I have no recollection of quinsy existing 

 among hogs after the disease of cholera appeared. We had a drench of molasses 

 and hog's lard Vnixed for quinsy, but cholera takes the field without a remedy. 

 There has been no contagious disease among horses this year. Cattle have also 

 been unusually healthy. The sheep business has been on the decline somewhat for 

 the last two or three years. 



WASHINGTON. Hog cholera first appeared here during a hot, dry spell in the sum- 

 mer of 1874, and has always followed periods of drought since. Hogs that range on 

 fresh- water creeks and sounds are least affected, while those in flat, swampy dis- 

 tricts, where the swamps dry up, seem to suffer most. The disease is eqally fatal 

 in the upland portions of the county when water gets scarce. Previous to its ap- 

 pearance hogs in this county were very generally healthy. 



WAYNE. Hog cholera made its appearance in our county in 1859. It was very 

 pestructive that year. Where it came from and what caused it I do not know. Up to 

 the above year hogs were generally healthy. There was some quinsy among them, 

 Ours was a hog-raising county up to 1859. Since then hog-raising has been on 

 the decrease, owing to this disease, which we have had more or less every year. Our 

 losses from cholera will average 10 per cent, per annum for the past ten years. 



WILKES. Hog cholera has infested our county occasionally for many years past. 

 Some think the germ was brought here from Kentucky by hogs that were driven 

 from that State to this to slaughter. It has prevailed to a considerable extent in 

 some sections of our county during the past season, killing a great many hogs. 



WILSON. I never heard of hog cholera here until since the late war. Of the 

 16,977 listed in June for taxation, I am satisfied 25 per cent, have died. It was very 

 fatal this year. I lost half of what I intended to fatten in. October and November, 

 and I am satisfied that the loss from cholera alone is $2,000 or more for the past 

 year in this county. Previous to the introduction of cholera hogs were generally 

 healthy . 



YADKIN. Hog cholera appeared in this county in the summer of 1867. It was 

 said that it came here from Surry County by bringing hogs from there that were 

 infected with a disease which no one suspected was cholera until the hogs began to 

 take sick and die. From that it spread all over the county. Up to that time hogs 

 were very healthy and doing well. As a general thing farm animals of all kinds 

 are in good condition. 



YANCEY. Hog cholera made its first appearance in this county in the year 1846. 

 It was brought here with a drove of hogs from Jefferson County, Tenn. , and has 

 been here every year since that time. I am informed by-reliable old citizens of the 

 county that hogs previous to that time were perfectly healthy. 



OHIO. 



ALLEN. Hog cholera has prevailed in this county for about fifteen years. I can 

 not give the exact year that it first made its appearance. It was introduced, I think, 

 from Illinois, by bringing improved stock. Hogs before that time were healthy 

 but of poor grade. 



ASHTABULA. Hog cholera is unknown in this vicinity. 



ATHENS. No hog cholera prevails in this county. With the exception of sheep, 

 all classes of farm animals are healthy. Many young sheep die of " paper-skin " or 

 worms in lungs and bowels. We have no remedy for this disease. 



AUGLAIZE. The first appearance of hog cholera here was about the year 1859. 

 Those of the age of from two to four months suffered most. They were attacked 

 with a high fever and had convulsions and jerkings, which by some were called 

 the thumps. But few ever got well. In the early settlement of this county, before 

 the cholera made its appearance, hogs were allowed to inn at large in the woods, 



