314 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 



Clinton. — The value of the losses among domestic animals in this county for the 

 year, from the various causes and diseases incident to them, is about as follows : Horses, 

 $12,650; cattle, $10,000; hogs, $6,000; sheep, |1,000; and fowls, $450. 



Crawford. — Farm animals in this county have remained in good health during the 

 year. No epidemic of any kind has prevailed among them. 



Decatur. — The loss of animals in this county has been very heavy, though no gen- 

 eral epidemic is reported as having prevailed among any particular class. Fowl 

 cholera has been particularly destructive, so much so as to discourage poultry raisers. 

 The value of the losses for the various classes are estimated as follows : Horses, 

 $17,570; cattle, $4,200; hogs, $16,107; sheep, $2,208; mules, $2,400; and fowls, $2,500. 



Dubois. — Hogs are the only domestic animals that seem to have been seriously af- 

 fected by disease during the past year. The value of those that have died amount 

 to $9,462. Chicken cholera has carried otf fowls valued at $2,8.56. 



Fayette. — No disease of a destructive character has prevailed during the year among 

 either horses, cattle or sheeii. Hogs valued at from $6,000 to $7,000 have died of the 

 usual diseases. 



Franklin. — I know of no particular disease to which horses have been subject. 

 About 75 per cent, of the hogs lost during the year died of swine plague, and about 

 40 per cent, of the losses among sheep were caused by dogs. About 20 per cent, of 

 our fowls have died of cholera. The total value of the losses among hogs aggregates 

 $20,056. The results of the experiments made by the Department through its agen- 

 cies in the treatment of swine plague have been thoroughly tested here during the 

 past year, and no advantage seemed gained either in cure or prevention. Hog cholera, 

 when malignant, yields to no known remedies with us. It is wholly unmanageable 

 and fatal. 



Fulton. — The county assessors give the following as the value of the losses among 

 farm auimals in this county for the past year: Horses, $12,400; cattle, $4,400 ; hogs, 

 $7,500 ; sheep, $600. 



Gibson. — The records in the county auditor's office give the following losses of farm 

 animals for the year: Horses, $17, «00 ; mules, $6,975 ; cattle, $6,540; hogs, $33,710 ; 

 sheep, $752. 



Harrison. — No destructive epidemic of any kind has visited the domestic animals of 

 this locality during the year. I have no means of securing the statistics of losses of 

 those that have died. 



Hamilion. — A great many cows have died of milk fever. The disease is very fatal, 

 and about all die that are attacked. Quite a number of hogs have died in the county 

 ot late. If one of these animals die the disease is always called cholera. I estimate 

 the value of those lost, whether by cholera or some other disease, at $12,800. Cholera 

 and gapes frequentlj' x^rove very destructive to fowls. 



Hancock. — No disease of consequence has prevailed among horses, cattle, or sheep 

 the past year. With a few exceptions hogs have been healthy, and the aggregate 

 loss will not much exceed $8,000. Whenever any disease prevails among this class of 

 animals ir is called cholera. A disease also called cholera and roupe have prevailed 

 to some extent among chickens. 



Hendricks. — Losses of animals in this county for the year 1883 are given as follows: 

 Horses, $8,750; cattle, $4,820; hogs, $12,565; shee]), $2,290. 



Henrij. — It is difficult to answer the desired questions. In some localities there 

 have been heavy losses from hog cholera, but as to the value of the losses I am at a 

 loss to know. Two men near here have lost about $1,000 worth each and others 

 quite largely. No disease has occurred among horses or cattle. 



Hoivard. — No epidemic disease prevailed among horses during the years 1882-'83. 

 Anthrax prevailed to some extent among cattle, destroying animals valued at up- 

 wards of $5,000. I estimate our losses by so-called hog cholera at $30,000. This dis- 

 ease prevails among liogs throughout the year. 



Jay. — Occasionally pink-eye appears among our horses and distemper rages to 



