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VERNON. There is no hog cholera to amount to much in our county at this time. 

 It commenced here and was at its worst eight or nine years ago. There are a few 

 cases now and then, but I have not heard of any recently. Hogs were healthy be- 

 fore the cholera was introduced. The loss of farm animals in this county by dis- 

 ease is very small. Horses, cattle, and sheep are healthy. 



WASHBURN. I have never known of any cases of hog cholera in this county. 

 During the past year all classes of farm animals have been healthy. 



WAL WORTH. Hog cholera has never prevailed here to any notable extent. Have 

 no information of value regarding its history or symptoms, its entrance or exit, 

 etc. The hogs of the county are generally healthy, and the losses from all causes 

 (except those occurring at the time of birth) will hardly exceed 4 per cent. Proba- 

 bly a reason for this may be found in the fact that we have no feeders who feed in 

 large numbers, as in the regions south and west of us. While this is true, we have 

 many farmers who each feed from 5 to 50, making a large total fattened and mar- 

 keted at different seasons during the year, this aggregating a large amount of pork, 

 but not filling to excess the pens at any one time. Another cause for the healthy 

 condition prevailing is found in the mode of feeding adopted by the larger feeders. 

 They are using clover pastures and mill feed largely in growing their pigs. This 

 improves the health and thrift of the pigs, and enables the corn-grower to save 

 much of the contents of the crib. This change has been as much the result of 

 short crops of corn as of improved knowledge of the best modes of feeding. Cat- 

 tle, horses, and sheep have not suffered from any prevailing disease. Low prices 

 have reduced the number of sheep about 50 per cent. Short crops of grass and 

 grain have reduced the numbers of horses to about 10 per cent., cattle 20 per cent., 

 hogs 20 per cent, or more. These are estimates, of course not exact, but within 

 the facts. Cattle and sheep by the car-load have been shipped (to Chicago and 

 points west where feed can be found) at prices below anything ever known before 

 and still we have not feed to carry the remainder through the winter, except as is 

 purchased at advance prices from the west. 



WAUKESHA.---We have had no hog cholera in this county during 1887. 



WAUSHARA. There have been no cases of hog cholera in this county. Indeed 

 there has been no disease of a general nature among any class of our farm ani- 

 mals. 



WYOMING TERRITORY. 



ALBANY. There are no hogs of any consequence raised in this county. The few 

 that are bred here are fed on slops obtained at hotels and restaurants, and I have 

 never heard of them dying of disease. The losses from disease among farm ani- 

 mals in the county are insignificant. 



LARAMIE. There is no hog cholera in this county. The only contagious disease 

 is that of glanders among horses. The total number of these in the county is 

 22,820. About 3 per cent, have been lost by glanders. 



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