-312 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 



I 

 i'arin animals lost iu 1833: Horses, $10,275; cattle, $16,705; hogs, $5,000; sheep 

 ^1,148. 



Johnson. — Some cattle brought into this county from the south were affected with 

 disease and a few of thein died. No losses worthy of mention among other animals. 



Jo Daviess. — The value of the losses of farm animals in the county for the year 1883, 

 ■with slight modifications is given by the assessors as follows : Horses, $21,990 ; cattle, 

 $16,705; hogs, $42,75)9 ; sheep, $1,114. 



Kankakee. — But little disease of any kiud seems to have prevailed among any class 

 of our farm animals the j»ast year. From the best information I can get I am led to 

 believe that tlie losses among all classes will not exceed $1,200 in value. 



Kendall. — Hogs to the value of $15,540 have been lost by disease in this county (lur- 

 ing the past yeai". A few Hocks of sheep have beeu afflicted, but the losses have been 

 light. 



La Salle.— A tew horses died iu this county last spring of hysteria'. During the 

 summer a disease attacked the cows near Meudota. It was very fatal, and killed the 

 animals iu a few hours. A good many hogs died in the course of the farrowing sea- 

 son. I hear of but one flock of sheep afi'ected with scab. 



Lawrence. — Horses and cattle are healthy. Hogs have suftered with cholera as 

 usual. A great mauy sheep have died of a disease of the bowels. Large numbers of 

 fowls have beeu destroyed by cholera. 



Lee. — As a general thing farm animals have been quite healthy the past year. A 

 few hogs have been lost from various causes: but the value of the losses will not ex- 

 ceed $1,600 or $1,800. Some foot-rot prevails among sheep, but the disease is not 

 destructive. 



Mason. — Some pink-eye has prevailed among horses, and a mild type of cholera 

 among hogs, but the losses have been very light. Other classes of stock have re- 

 mained healthy. 



Morgan. — No new disease has prevailed among auy class of farm animals the past 

 year. Cholera among hogs and fowls is about the only disease that has caused losses 

 worthy of mention. 



McHennj. — The following are the number and value of farm animals lost in this 

 county the past year, as shown by the returns of the assessors : Horses, $15,702; cat- 

 tle, $12,879 ; hogs, $5,230.64 ; sheep, $2,269 ; and fowls, $900. The heaviest losses 

 among all kinds of stock occurred during the months of March and April. No conta- 

 gious diseases seem to be prevailing at this time. 



Ogle. — While no epidemic seems to have prevailed during the year among our farm 

 animals, the losses have beeu quite heavy. The value of the losses is given as fol- 

 lows : Horses, $16,000 ; cattle, $19,800 ; hogs, $3,900 ; sheep, $432. 



Peoria. — The losses among domestic animals iu this county were quite heavy during 

 the year. They are given as follows: Horses, $29,186 ; cattle, $10,014 ; hogs, $20,580 ; 

 sheep, $2,330. Of the hogs lost 2,895 died of cholera and 1,203 of other diseases. 



Perry. —Perhaps $8,000 or $10,000 will cover the value of the losses of farm stock in 

 this county during the year from all causes. 



Pulaski. — After the high waters of last spring subsided a disease appeared among 

 hogs which seemed to have its origin and to more seriously affect those that had been 

 kept in crowded pens and ill provided places during the continuance of the flood, and 

 were returned to the ground before it had sufliciently dried. In some instances those 

 that recovered changed their color from black to gray. 



utnam. — During the year w^e lost 91 head of horses, 106 head of cattle, 596 hogs, 

 and 79 sheep, valued as follows: Horses, $9,359; cattle, $2,931; hogs,. $3,576; sheop» 

 $400. 



Po2)e. — All classes of farm stock seem to be healthy — no disease of oonse<[uence the 

 past year. In 1882 663 hogs died of cholera in this county, and 893 sheep were de- 

 stroyed by dogs. 



