326 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 



Delta, — I cau Iiear of no disease of a contagious nature prevailing among any class 

 of farm animals in this county. 



Genesee. — No epidemic diseases have prevailed among stock in this countj\ The 

 following is perhaps a fair estimate of the losses among all classes of animals for the 

 year, the result of disease, old age, accident, &c., viz : Horses, $3,500 ; cattle, $1,250 ; 

 hogs, $1,125; sheep, $1,875; fowls, $1,000. 



Gladwin. — No destructive disease of any character has visited any class of domestic 

 animals in this county the past year. 



Huron. — No epidemic has visited either our horses, cattle, sheep, or hogs during 

 the past year. I have not oven heard of a case of glanders. 



Ingham. — The following is probably a fair estimate of the value of the losses among 

 farm animals in this county for the current year : Horses, $14,700 ; cattle, $7,000 ; hogs, 

 $2,250 ; sheep, $1,660 ; and fowls, $1,000. 



Ionia, — We have had no disease of consequence that I can hear of among either 

 horses, cattle, hogs, or sheep during the year. 



Jackson. — There has been no disease of any kind among animals in this county, and 

 the deaths have only been those arising from natural causes, and have been rather 

 under than over the usual annual average. 



Kalamazoo — No contagious or epidemic disease among animals in this county. 



Lapeer. — Farm animals go into winter quarters in first-rate condition. No disease 

 of a general character prevalent. 



Leelenaw. — All kinds of farm animals are very healthy. Horses have suffered to 

 some extent from epizooty, and a few cattle have died of dry murrain. A few sheep 

 have died of pneumonia. 



LivingsioH. — It seems impossible to get the information you desire. However, there 

 has been no destructive disease of any kind among our domestic animals during the 

 past year. 



Macomb. — A good many young horses annually die in this county. There has been 

 no disease among cattle and hogs. Sheep seldom recover when attacked by disease. 

 Many fowls die of cholera. Some farmers have lost their entire flocks by the disease. 



Manilou. — No disease worthy of mention among farm stock. A great many fowls 

 have been lost by disease. 



Marquette. — The only disease among horses is a swelling of the hind legs. They do 

 not die of it, but when they get very bad they are shot, as the swelling gets so large 

 they become useless. I have no other diseases to report. 



Mecosta. — I can safely say that there has been no epidemic among any class of farm 

 animals in this county during the present year. 



Oceana. — There has been no epidemic disease among the farm animals of this county 

 during the past season. 



Osceola. — No diseases among farm stock in this county. 



Oscoda. — Very few animals in this county, and, of course, but little disease. I do 

 not know of a sheep in ihe county. 



Ottawa. — But few farm animals are ever affected with disease in this county, and 

 only those that are improperly treated or exposed to inclement weather. 



Presque Isle. — I have no case of disease or death from contagious diseases among 

 farm stock to report for this county. 



Saginaw. — All kinds of domestic animals — horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep — in this 

 county are in a very healthy condition. 



Saint .loseph. — I am unable to get accurate information in regard to losses of farm 

 animals in this county, but 1 am satisfied they are very small. 



Tuscola. — The only losses that have occurred among our farm animals have been 

 caused by old age, accident, &c. 



Van Buren. — No prevailing disease among animals in this county that I know of, 

 except among breeding sows. Cannot say how many animals have died ; perhaps 

 thirty head in the county. 



