DISEASES OF SWINE AND OTHER ANIMALS. 189 



Duval. — There is uo disease of any kind existing among farm animals here, except a 

 disease known as salt sickness, which aliects cattle only. Diseases ati'ecting fowls are 

 attributable to lice, and are contagions because they are infected by contact. They 

 receive no care. The breed is wild ; they are rarely fed, and the only w'onder is that 

 they do not all die. 



Lafayette. — There are but few horses in this county, perhaps not over fifty head, and 

 but little attention is paid to raising or caring for them. There are about 3,000 cattle 

 in the county. They depend entirely on wood range for subsistence, and are generally 

 in bad condition. Hogs subsist on mast, and do very well. No sheep are raised here. 

 During the summer fowls aro afflicted with cholera. 



Levy. — Staggers among horses is very fatal, especially among young animals. Epi- 

 zootic distemper is the most fatal infectious disease among this class of animals. Cattle 

 are atfected with what is known as " salts" ; called this, perhaps, for want of a better 

 name. Hogs are subject to cholera, sheep to black tongue, and fowls to "sore-head." 



Madison. — Distemper and glanders are the only contagious diseases iirevailing among 

 horses in this coiinty. Cholera has been very destructive among hogs. A few cases 

 of thumps have been reported among the same class of animals. Many fowls have 

 died of cholera and sore-head. 



Folk. — The losses of cattle in this coujity, fi'om YUrious causes, amount to about 5 

 per cent, of the whole number. But few horses are raised here, and sheep are just 

 being introduced. Fowls do not do well ; the climate seems to be too warm for them. 



Saint John's. — No sort of attention is paid to the raising of hogs or sheep in this 

 county. I have not learned of a single person having an improved breed of pigs. All 

 depend on the "razor-back" or "land pike." But little disease prevails among any 

 class of stock. 



Santa Eosa. — Very few cattle die fi-om disease here, but a great many die from want 

 of proper care in the winter, and food in the spring. Some few sheep die of rot or grub. 

 Hogs are sometimes afdicted with fatal diseases. 



Sumter. — Pink root or foot disease is quite common among white hogs, but does not 

 affect black ones. Salt-sick is a disease common among cattle. We have no remedy, 

 but some recover. 



Suwannee. — Out of 60 head of horses recently brought here from Texas, 36 died, with 

 no apparent well marked symptoms of disease. No other horses were so affected. 

 Hogs are afflicted with so-called cholera, and chickens ■uith what is here known as 

 sore-head. The head of the fowl becomes very sore, and so much swollen that the 

 tongue hangs out of the mouth, the eyes swell shut, and they soon die. 



Volusia. — Horses and mules are seldom attacked by any disease exceiit blind stag' 

 gers and sand disease. About 60 per cent, of the lirst and 20 per cent, of the latter, 

 attacked by these diseases, die. Cattle are affected with salt-sick and hollow-horn. 

 The greater loss is fi-om the former. Hogs and chickens are sometimes affected with 

 cholera and other diseases. 



Wakulla. — Horses, colts, and mules die of staggers, grubs, and colic; cattle of hol- 

 low-horn and hollow-tail, and hogs of thumps and cholera. Chickens also die of 

 cholera. 



GEORGIA. 



Charlton County. — During the past twelve months hogs have died in greater num- 

 bers than was ever known before. We have no improved breeds, our hogs all being 

 "land pikes." We have no remedy for the diseases w^hich carry them off in such 

 numbers. 



Coffee. — Horses in this county aro seldom attacked by contagious diseases. A few 

 are affected with epizootic distemper, aud a good many die of staggers. Occasionally 

 one dies with coLic or sand disease. Cattlc^are only affected with diseases brought on 

 by poverty in the winter season. Cholera among hogs is the most dreadful and fatal 

 tliscase we have to contend with. Sheep are sometimes affected with staggers and 

 sore-head, but rarely die except fi-om old age or poverty. 



Do Kalb. — The value of horses lost by disease in this county during the past year 

 will reach $5,000, and that of hogs $8,000 or more. Immense numbers of chickens 

 have also died of cholera. 



Fannin. — Stock of all kinds have been remarkably free from infectious and con- 

 tagious diseases in this county. Stock hero is raised only for domestic purposes. 



Forsyth. — Horses are affected with bots and staggers, and a good many cattle die of 

 distemper and murrain, and hogs of cholera. 



Uart. — The losses in this county fiom diseases among farm stock are generally veiy 

 light. 



Jones. — The only disease among cattle here is hollow-horn, and that, as a general 

 rule, is produced by neglect in bad weather. Hogs aud fowls have suffered severely 

 with cholera the past two seasons. 



Laurens. — We have no infectious or contagious disease among horses, cattle, or sheep. 

 Disease i)i-evails more or less among hogs every year. The general condition of farm 

 stock is good. 



