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Grant. — The only losses th.at liave occurred from disease among onr farm animals 

 during the past year have been confined to hogs, and the aggregate has been so small 

 that it is hardly worth recording. 



Hempstead. — No serious disease has prevailed among horses, mules, cattle, and sheep 

 in this county during the yeai'. Quite a number of hogs have died from the usual 

 diseases. 



Marion. — No contagious or epidemic disease has visited any class of our farm stock 

 the past year. This is a fine county for farm animals, and they are usually healthy. 



Mississippi. — We have been very fortunate with our farm animals the past year. 

 We have had no disease of any kind among them. 



Montgomery.— Horaes have not been afflicted with any disease of consequence the 

 past year. Cattle and sheep are always healthy. A few hogs have died, and a few 

 chickens have been lost by the usual diseases. 



Newton. — So far as I have been able to learn, I can state that stock of all kinds in 

 this county is in a healthy condition. There has been no unusual sickness among any 

 class of farm animals for the past two years. 



P/ii/^i>8.— Horses and mules valued at perhaps $6,000 have died during the year, 

 but in most cases the losses were occasioned by abuse and bad treatment on the part 

 of laborers. The value of the losses among cattle will reach about $2,000, and 

 that among hogs between .$600 and $700. A great many more sheep are annually killed 

 by dogs than die of disease. The average quality of all farm animals in this county 

 is low. 



Pope. — The greatest loss we have sustained from disease has been from cholera 

 among hogs and fowls. Perhaps $5,000 will cover the losses among hogs, and $500 

 the losses occasioned among fowls. 



Poinsett. — Neither horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, nor fowls have been visited by any 

 epidemic disease for the past twelve months. We suffered heavy losses from hog chol- 

 era in the year 1882. It was estimated that fully 25,000 died that year in this county. 



Prairie. — We have had to contend against no disease among our farm animals the 

 past year. Fowls have been afdicted to some extent, but I presume $200 would cover 

 the losses. 



Pulaski. — All kinds of farm animals, including fowls, have been very healthy tha 

 past year. 



Saline. — Animals of all kinds in this county maintained unusually good health iu 

 1882, and I have no epidemic to record as having prevailed among any class the pres- 

 ent year. 



Sharj}. — No disease worthy of being reported has occurred among hogs, sheep, or 

 fowls in this county for several years. Some five or six cattle have died in one sec- 

 tion of the county within the past fortnight, with a disease resembling dry murrain. 

 The disease, whatever it is, is not spreading. 



CALIFORNIA. 



Amador. — For three months past an epidemic has raged among cattle iu this county. 

 The disease is black-leg. It attacks those of the j^oung stociv iu the best condition, 

 particularly those pastured iu the Sierras during the summer. All attacked die. 

 The exact number that have been lost cannot be ascertained. Two of my neighbors 

 have lost 12 or 15 head each. No doubt not less than 100 have died. Their average 

 value would be about $15. 



Calaveras. — I estimate the value of farm animals lost by disease in this county the 

 past year as follows: Horses, $6,000; cattle, $7,500; swine, nominal; sheep, $2,000. 

 The principal disease among sheep is scab. 



Contra Costa. — Horses have suffered to some extent from i)neumonia and epizooty, 

 and cattle from big-head or rotten-jaw. A good many fowls arc lost from a disease 

 supposed to be enlargement of the liver. Stock generally seem to be iu good health. 



Placer. — The only disease that has att'ected any class of farm auimala the past year 

 has been scab among sheep. The losses from this cause have been light. 

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