210 DISEASES OF SWINE AND OTHER ANIMALS, 



cholera a change ofboth pasture and food is recommended. Eawturuipsfcd on alternate 

 days are thought to bo a preventive. 



Page. — Perhai>s $5,000 or $6,000 will cover the loss among all classes of domestic 

 animals by disease in this county during the past year. Farm stock is in much better 

 condition than usual. 



Patrick. — There have been some losses of horses in this country by distemper and 

 cattle by murrain. Hogs, as usual, have been seriously afflicted with cholera. 



Pittsijlvania. — The i^rincipal disease among horses in this county, during the past 

 year, has been pnomuonia or lung-fever, which is not considered contagious. Cattle 

 are afdicted with murrain, and hogs with various diseases. 



Pappahannock. — The number of horses and cattle aft'ectcd with contagious diseases 

 in this locality is small. Some few hogs die of cholera. Sheep are healthy. 



Poanoke. — No diseases have i»revailed among farm animals in this county dui'ingthe 

 past year. There has been some cholera among chickens, but the disease has not jn-e- 

 vailed as an epidemic. 



Pockhridge. — Black-leg is the only disease that affects cattle fatally in this county. 

 I do not flunk it contagious, though all the animals attacked by it die. Hogs and 

 fowls are sometimes fatally affected by cholera. 



Smyth. — Distemper has prevailed to some extent among the horses in this county, 

 but it has proved fatal in but few instances. 



Spottsijlvania. — No diseases of a malignant character have prevailed among farm 

 stock in this county during the past year. 



Sussex. — Cholera has, and still is prevailing to a considerable extent among hogs 

 and fowls in this locality. The losses have been quite heavy. 



Washington. — Distemper and murrain prevail among horses and cattle, and cholera 

 among hogs. A disease similar to miu-rain also prevails among sheep. Fowls are 

 annually lost in great numbers by a disease called cholera. 



Wise. — Diseases have prevailed to a considerable extent among hogs in this county 

 adring the past season. All other classes of farm animals are healthy. 



WASHINGTON TERRITORY. 



King County. — There are no infectious or contagious diseases among horses, cattle, or 

 hogs. Sheex), however, are afflicted with scab, and fowls more or less troubled with 

 vermin. 



San Juan. — No infectious or contagious diseases exist among either horses, cattle, 

 hogs, or sheep in this locality. There are frequently losses among all classes of farm 

 stock fjom accident or lack of proper attention. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



Boone County. — Epizootic distemper prevails among horses, mui-rain among cattle, 

 and cholera among hogs. Fowls are subject to both cholera and gapes. 



Doddridge. — Distemper is the only contagious disease prevalent among horses and 

 that of foot-rot among sheep. Murrain also exists among cattle. All of these diseases 

 are destructive, but none of them so much so as cholera among hogs. Many persons 

 regard this disease as contagious. 



Gilmer. — No diseases of any consequence are prevailing among farm stock in this 

 county. Occasionally a horse is affected with distemper, but I have never heard of a 

 case of lung-fever. Cattle are sometimes affected with foot-evil, which is the only 

 disease I ever hear of as affecting this class of animals. I have heard of a few cases 

 of cholera among hogs. 



Grant. — I have made diligent inquiry, but can hear of no infectious or contagious 

 diseases existing among the farm stock in this county. 



Greenhrier. — There are no infectious or contagious diseases prevailing among farm 

 animals in this county. About 13,000 chickens and other domestic fowls are annually 

 lost by the people of this county from disease. 



Harrison. — The only disease we have among horses is an infectious disease, which, 

 for the want of a better name, we call '' distenqier." Horses that have it, generally 

 recover. Among young cattle wo have a disease called "black leg," which annually 

 kills a number of cattle, and generally those in high condition. Our losses arc some- 

 times very heavy from this cause. Wo also have a disease among cattle wliicli affects 

 their feet, and which we call "foot-evil." TJiis disease docs not kill cattle, but hin- 

 ders tliem in their growth and deteriorates them in value. If a simple and sure 

 renuuly could bo found for this disease it would save our peoj)le a considerable annual 

 loss. We occasionally have a case of hog-cholera, and those attacked, usually die, but, 

 as a general thing, hogs are very healthy in this couiity. Chickens, in some localities, 

 have sufl'cred with cholera, and the ilocks aitMcncd gcnci-aliy all die. 



Lewis. — Nodiseascsof any consequence ha v( aliv'i In! i hr ,;irii animalaof this county 

 during the past year. Pastui-ago is very alMUjdaiiij aiiiUadlo are generally in good 



