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Garrett. — I do not hear of the prevalence of any disease among horses, cattle, or 

 sheep. Hog cholera prevails to some extent, but not so generally as last year. 



Howard. — "We take good care of onr stock by stabling and sheltering, as a rule; hence 

 we rarely have destructive diseases among our farm animals. 



Prince George's. — I have heard of no epidemic among farm animals of any kind in our 

 county. A neighbor of mine bought a yoke of young oxen, large, fine animals, which 

 cost him .filOO; a mouth or so ago they were taken with weakness across the loins, 

 and could not raise upon their hind legs or feet. They lingered for three weeks and 

 both died. The State veterinarian pronounced the disease Texas fe%'er. 



Somerset. — In some parts of the county the swine plague is now prevailing quite 

 seriously, but the area over which the disease extends is not large. I have heard of 

 no disease among fowls this year. 



Talbot. — We have,uo disease among stock or poultry. Occasionally a few hogs die 

 but the cause can generally be traced to drinking impure water or eating poisonous 

 matter. All animals are in remarkably good health at this time. 



Washington. — The value of the losses anu)ng farm animals in this county the past 

 year may be estimated as follows: Horses, §4,000 ; cattle, §2,500; hogs, §1,200; sheep, 

 ^600 ; and fowls, §150. 



Worcester. — During the current year there have been no jirevailing diseases among 

 any class of farm animals, and the sporadic cases of sickness and death have been so 

 rare and scattered as to render it impossible to give reliable data. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Berlshire. — Few horses have died from the disease known as pink-eye. Hogs have 

 suffered to a considerable extent from cholera. I should think §2,000 worth have 

 been lost by the disease. Cattle, sheep, and fowls are in comparative good health. 



Dukes. — No epidemic disease has prevailed among domestic animals in this county 

 the current year. 



FranJilin. — Among horses, cattle, and hogs in this county the losses have not been 

 over 1 per cent, by disease the iiast year. There has, perhaps, been a loss of 3 per 

 cent, among sheep. 



Plymouth. — An animal very rarely dies of disease in this county. Much of this is 

 due to the kind provision made for all kinds of domestic animals. 



MICHIGAX. 



Allegan. — Our fiirm animals are rarely attacked by fatal diseases. Occasionally a 

 horse contracts cold which settles on his lungs and he dies. Cattle, hogs, and sheep 

 are healthy. 



Bemie. — No diseascsof an epidemic or contagious character seemtohave visited the 

 farm stock of this county the past year. 



Calhoun. — Horses have suffered from a mild type of pink-eye, which has seldom 

 proved fatal. Several deaths have occurred from colic, inflammation of the lungs, 

 and other diseases common to horses. There has Iteen no epidemic among hogs, cat- 

 tle, or sheep during the year. 



Cass. — There have been several fatal cases of pink-eye among the horses in this 

 county. It seems to have prevailed throughout the county. Milk fever has been the 

 most destructive disease that has prevailed among cattle. There have been some 

 lung troubles, but no cholera, among hogs. Some loss of sheep from diseases in the 

 head, but more from lung affections caused by colds. 



Charlevoix. — I have heard of tlie prevalence of no disease of any kind among the 

 stock in this county the current year. 



Clare. — So far as I can learn, there seems to have been no disease of consequence 

 among farm animals in this county during the year. 



Crawford. — Eight horses have died during the year with what was supi^osed to be 

 pink-eye. No other domestic animals have suffered to any extent. 



