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from disease and in very fair order. There are quite a number of stallions in the 

 county, so we are raising quite a number of colts. 



SCOTT. The disease known here as hog cholera first appeared about twenty-five 

 years ago. Previous to that time hogs were generally healthy. The means of its in- 

 troduction or the cause is not known. The past year cholera has not prevailed here 

 to any great extent. The present year the general health of hogs has been tolerably 

 good. I have never known all classes of farm animals freer from disease than the 

 past year. 



STAFFORD. Hog cholera has abated very much during the year, one reason being, 

 I suppose, a reduction in the number. It first made its appearance in this county 

 about thirty years ago, from no perceptible cause. Previous to that time hogs were 

 healthy. It is confined to certain localities at a time. After killing most of the 

 stock it disappears, and frequently does not make its appearance again for some six, 

 eight, or ten years. Hogs in good condition are equally liable to it, and sometimes 

 whole pens ready to be butchered are attacked. I think it may be kept off sometimes 

 by freely using salt, ashes, and charcoal. 



SUSSEX. A disease called hog cholera prevailed in this county previous to this 

 year to quite an alarming extent. In some sections the farmers lost almost their en- 

 tire stock of hogs by the disease. This year, however, it was noticed but little, there- 

 fore the outlook for hogs is better than for several years. The disease generally 

 attacks the hogs about the 1st of June, and continues until the first frost or cool 

 weather. 



TAZEWELL. For two years 1886 and 1887 fully 50 per cent, of the hog crop was 

 swept away by cholera. The number has been reduced far below the needs of 

 the population. The disease has prevailed in circumscribed localities in different 

 years, and has done so for many years, but during the years mentioned it was fright- 

 ful. No period or cause can be stated for its appearance. It seems now to prevail at 

 all seasons. 



WESTMORELAND. Hog cholera first appeared in this county in 1883. The means 

 or mode of its introduction are not known. Previous to the above date our hogs 

 were generally very healthy and subject to no disease. In 1884-'85 its ravages were 

 particularly severe, and many farmers lost their entire herds. In 1886 the disease 

 began to abate, and in 1887 almost entirely disappeared. 



WISE. There was some hog cholera in our county the past fall and this whiter, but 

 it was not so general or fatal as in the year 1885. 



YORK. Hog cholera made its first appearance in this county about the year 1870. 

 Prior to that time our hogs were generally healthy. It seems that with the introduc- 

 tion of what we call the improved stock came this disease known as hog cholera. It 

 is sometimes confined to certain localities; then again it strikes pretty generally 

 through the whole county. Sometimes it attacks the hog in one way, then again dif- 

 ferently altogether. In 1885 it was pretty general throughout the whole county, as- 

 suming somewhat the scope of an epidemic; and the nature of the disease seemed 

 long and lingering, scarcely any hogs dying suddenly. If any survived it would be 

 after a long illness, and they were miserable looking objects, perfectly hairless. In 

 1886 it was confined to localities, and was very fatal and quick in its destruction. 

 This year we have scarcely heard of a case. We have been using as a preventive 

 spirits of turpentine. 



WASHINGTON TERRITORY. 



ASOTIN. There has never been a case of cholera among hogs in this part of the 

 Territory. They have been remarkably free from disease of all kinds. There has 

 been a disease among cattle the last year called black leg. It affects young cattle 

 principally, especially calves. I have no way of making a correct estimate of the 

 number affected, nor can I tell exactly the number lost by this disease. 



CHEHALIS. There is no such disease known as cholera among hogs in this county. 

 They are remarkably healthy, as are all other classes of farm animals in this 

 county. 



CLARK. Very few hogs are raised in this county. There never has been a case 

 of hog cholera here. Very little corn is fed to hogs. They are fed principally veg- 

 etables, pease, shorts, and some green corn. Horses and cattle have been healthy. 



COLUMBIA. There never has been any hog cholera in this county that I can hear 

 of. Hogs are very healthy. Horses, especially young ones, have distemper pretty 

 badly occasionally. Cattle have no disease here. 



DOUGLAS. There has not been a case of hog cholera in this county since its set- 

 tlement, to my knowledge, and I was among the first settlers. 



FRANKLIN. There are but few hogs raised in this county and hog cholera is some- 

 thing entirely unknown among them. Farm animals generally are healthy. 



