200 DISEASES OF SWINE AND OTHER ANIMALS 



fever among cattle lias prevailed to a limited extent, but only when parties here 

 violated quarantine laws regarding it. Hog-cholera lias prevailed extensively, and the 

 estimated loss is put at lowest figures $20,000 annually. 



Hickory. — Hog-cholera has prevailed to some extent in this county dimng the past 

 year, but the losses havo not been as heavy as usual. 



Jasper. — Hogs and fowls are afflicted with cholera, and cattle with a disease gen- 

 erally known as murraiu. 



Laiorence. — Black-leg prevails to a considerable extent, and is very fatal among 

 calves and yearlings. There is also some murrain among older cattle. Cholera (so 

 called) is quite prevalent among hogs, but the greatest fatality seems to be among 

 pigs and shoats. I do not think one hog out of a thousand, however, dies of cholera. 

 The disease is more like lung fever or congestion of the lungs, and has been very 

 destructive the past year, especially among young stock. 



Leivis. — I have heard of no infectious or contagious diseases among domesticated 

 animals in this county, except among hogs. The diseases which affect hogs are mani- 

 fested by various symptoms. The aunual losses are very heavy. Wo have no remedy, 

 but generally separate the sick from the well hogs immediately on discovering that 

 they are sick. 



Marion. — The disease prevailing among swine and poultry in this locality is com- 

 monly called cholera, and that among horses and sheep is designated as distemper. 



Miller. — Hogs and fowls in this county are dying at a rapid rate of a disease com- 

 monly known as cholera. All other kinds of farm stock are healthy. 



Mississippi. — A few cases of blind-staggers among horses and murrain among cattle 

 have occurred. Cholera prevails among swine, but it is impossible to give the amount 

 of annual losses. 



Neiv Madrid. — The diseases most prevalent here among farm stock are cholera among 

 hogs and fowls, distemper among horses and mules, murrain and hollow-horn among 

 cattle, and rot among sheep. 



Nodaway. — A contagious distemper prevails among horses, but it is not of a very 

 fatal character. Black-leg and Texas fever havo been very destructive to cattle. 

 Hog-cholera also prevails and seems to be much more fatal to pigs than to older ani- 

 mals. Sheep are to a limited extent afflicted with scab and grub in the head. 



Pettis. — Cholera and lung diseases have prevailed among hogs during the past year, 

 and have been very fatal. Fowls have also suffered considerably with what we term 

 cholera. 



Phelps. — A few horses have died of distemper, and some cattle of Texas fever and 

 mun-ain. A heavy loss has been sustained by the farmers of the county from diseases 

 among swine. 



Pike. — Hog-cholera is the only disease that has prevailed among any class of farm 

 animals in this county during the past year. The losses will amount to fi'om $12,000 

 to $15,000. 



Platte. — There is but little demand for horses here, hence stock-raisers have turned 

 their attention to raising cattle. They find them more profitable and less Uable to 

 disease, and ready for market at a much earlier age. When cattle are well cared for 

 we lose but few by disease. The most skillful farmer, with the assistance of our best 

 physicians, have completely failed to find a remedy for diseases of hogs. All die that 

 are attacked, and the same can be said of fowls that are attacked by disease. But 

 few sheep are raised in this county. 



Polk. — Cattle are affected to a limited extent with Texas fever and black-leg. Other 

 classes of farm stock are healthy, with the exception of hogs, and a good many of 

 these have been lost by the various diseases incident to them. 



Putnam. — The class of animals mostly affected with disease in this county is hogs, a 

 great many of which die of a disease generally known as cholera. Tlie remedies used, 

 as a rule, I do not think amount to much. The general condition of fiU'm animals is 

 better than last year. 



Shelby. — Horses, cattle, and sheep are very healthy, but our hogs die at a fearful 

 rate with a disease commonly called cholera. It prevails at almost all seasons of the 

 year, but with more virulence during some months than in others. Sometimes it will 

 kill nine-tenths of all the hogs in a herd, at others perhaps one-half, and at still others 

 but a few will die. We do not know what causes the disease, nor have we a remedy 

 for it. Chicken-cholera also prevails to a fearful extent, and sometimes carries off' as 

 high as nine-tenths of the crop. The general condition of farm stock, aside from hogs, 

 is good, 



Stoddard. — Our principal losses are from cholera among swine and fowls. Horses, 

 cattle, and shec]) iii'c, UHxlorately free from diseases. 



Stow. — The so-called liog-cholera is more fat.il this season than usual. The losses 

 up to this time are estimated at from $40,000 to $50,000. 



Worth. — All farm animals except hogs are free from disease. These animals are 

 afflicted with cholera. Chickens also occasionally suffer from cholera. 



Wriyht. — No disease of any moment exists among farm stock in this coimty. Last 

 year about one-third the hogs in this county died of cholera. 



