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ERIE. We have had little experience with hog cholera, as we seldom ever hear 

 of a case in this county. 



FREMONT. But few hogs have died of disease in this county during the past year. 

 Perhaps $1,000 would cover the losses among this class of animals. 



FULTON. Hog cholera was introduced into this county in the year 1875. It has 

 been brought in several times since by stock hogs impregnated with the disease. 



GALLIA! Hog cholera prevailed during the year in but one township (Harrison) 

 in this county, which resulted in a loss of 542 animals. The loss in this township 

 amounted to about 50 per cent, of the loss for the entire county, from other causes, 

 among this class of animals. There was a loss of 640 sheep. Of these 872 were 

 killed by dogs. There is no generally prevailing disease among any class of farm 

 animals. 



GEAUGA. There is no hog cholera in this county, and never has been. There is 

 no special disease among any kind of farm animals. 



HANCOCK. A correspondent from the northwestern part of this county writes: 

 " Hog cholera was introduced in this county in the year 18G4-'G5, by a shipment of 

 hogs from the West by one Hiram Star, who unloaded them at Fmdlay and drove 

 them through the county for the purpose of delivering them to feeders along the 

 river and at various places through the county. In a short time after they began 

 dying from a disease now known and commonly called hog cholera, which has 

 affected the swine more or less every year since that tune. Previous to that time 

 epidemic diseases were unknown among hogs. Some claim that hog cholera is 

 produced by close confinement, while others think it is carried in the air or by rats, 

 etc. " Another correspondent in the northwestern part of the county says : ' * About 

 four years ago the disease known as hog cholera made its first appearance in our 

 part of the county. At first the loss was light, but its fatality increased until last 

 year its victims could be numbered by the thousands. We have found no remedy. 

 The present season it has abated somewhat both in number of cases and in fatality." 

 In Aniandos, Madison, Jackson, and Delaware Townships the disease has done fear- 

 ful damage. As to the number or the value I can only approximate. I can not 

 express an opinion as to the nature of the disease. As to a preventive my opinion 

 is that cleanliness, good food, and pure, cold water will do as much as anything that 

 can be done. 



HARDIN. Several years ago hog cholera made its appearance in this county, and 

 many of our farmers lost nearly all of their hogs. I had but two affected, and they 

 were in a rather poor pen by themselves. I treated them with the sulphur remedy, 

 but it did no good. They soon died, and turned purple almost as soon as dead. I 

 was careful to bury them where no hogs ran, and commenced feeding the rest 

 charcoal, and there was no more of it here, nor has there been any since that time. 

 I think that if hogs run to the woods and have charcoal twice a week that they 

 will not have the cholera. 



HARRISON. There never has been any hog cholera in this county. I know very 

 little about it. From the best information I can get about 10 horses annually die out 

 of 1,000 head; cattle, 12 per 1,000; sheep, 20 per 1,000, and about the same number 

 of hogs. 



HOLMES. There has been no cholera in this county for several years. In 1867 or 

 1868 a few hogs died with a disease that was called cholera. Farmers generally let 

 their hogs run in clover during the summer months, which, it is claimed, keeps them 

 free f rbm disease. Several horses affected with glanders have been killed during 

 the year. A number of pigs have died of disease, and several cows of milk fever. 



HURON. There has been but very little hog cholera in this county for the last 

 ten years; was very bad in Bellevue twelve years ago, in the distillery, where the 

 hogs were fed on still slop. They lost over 1,000. They cleaned the pens out, 

 sprinkled lime all over, let them stand empty for six months, then filled up again; 

 fed part slop and part corn. The hogs fed with slop' began to die, those fed with 

 corn continued healthy. I do not know what was the cause, but there has been 

 nothing of it since. I think if hogs could have what soft coal they would eat, with 

 a little sulphur once a week, they never would have the cholera. I have over 100 

 head on hand now, and never lost but one with cholera. I keep from 100 to 500 

 head. I let them have all the coal they will eat, with sulphur once a week. Pink- 

 eye has prevailed to some extent among horses. If not taken in time the disease 

 is apt to prove fatal. 



JACKSON. Hog cholera in our county is unknown. Our hilly, rolling ground is 

 conducive to the general health of hogs. They are always raised here in small lots, 

 which is also conducive to their health. 



LAKE. No hog cholera prevails in this county that I have heard of. 



LORAIN. There never has been a case of hog cholera in this county, that is, so 



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