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Amite. —Among horses, mules, and cattle we have had no prevailiunj disease this 

 year nor the year previous worth mentioniu;^. Hogs, sheep, and fowls suffered to some 

 extent early in the spring, during the wet season. 



Benton. — There has heen very little disease of an epidemic character among our 

 farm animals the past year; hence our losses have been small. 



Calhoun. — Xo disease among farm stock the past year. 



Carroll. — No epidemic has prevailed among the farm stock of this county, and the 

 losses for the past year have been nominal. 



Choctaw. — The farm animals of this county have been measurably free from disease 

 the past year. There have been a few cases of charbon among cattle and cholera 

 among hogs. 



Copiah. — There has been no disease among our farm animals. Chicken cholera has 

 bsen widespread aud destructive. Mauj^ persons have lost almost their entire flocks. 



Covington. — The only disease of consequence that has visited our farm animals is 

 that of cholera, which has prevailed to some extent among hogs. The losses have 

 been light. 



Greene. — The only loss of farm animals in this county has been among sheep. A 

 great many of these animals have been destroyed by dogs, in addition to those which 

 have died of disease. 



Harrison. — No losses from disease among our farm stock for the jiast year. 



Hinds. — No serious disease has occurred among any class of our farm animals. A 

 number of cattle died during the winter from exposure to inclement weather. Some 

 winters our losses are very heavy for lack of adequate protection to stock. 



Jasper. — Tliere has been some distemper among horses. Hogs have suffered with 

 cholera, and sheep with a disease called sore-head. 



Marshall. — Horses have died of blind-staggers, piuk-eye, and colic, but the majority 

 of poverty. Cattle have died of murrain, and a great many also of poverty. Hogs 

 worth, perhaps, .$7,000 or -f S,000 have died of a disease denominated swine fever or 

 hog cholera. Sbeep are afiiicted with rot. Large numbers of fowls have died of 

 cholera, as described by veterinary reports. 



Neicton. — There has been no epidemic of any kind among our farm animals during 

 the year. Even fowl cholera has not been so troublesome as formerly. 



Oktibbeha. — Some little cholera has prevailed among hogs, and occasionally there has 

 been a case of blind-staggers among horses, but nothing like an epidemic has occurred 

 among any class. 



Simpson. — Cholera has swept off about one-half the hogs in this county; value, 

 over $12,000. A new disease prevailed among cattle, which destroyed a great many 

 head. They lived only about twenty-four hours after being attacked. 



Tippah. — There have been no losses from disease among the farm animals of this 

 county worthy of reporting. 



Tishomingo. — The past year has been a very favorable one for farm animals in this 

 county. No disease of consequence has visited any class. 



Union. — Hog cholera has prevailed in the northeast corner of the county, but it has 

 not been very destructive. 



Warren. — Texas fever has prevailed among our cattle. All those attacked died. 

 Nine of my own cattle died within three days. Native cattle were not affected — only 

 the imported animals seemed to be susceptible. Sheep arealllicted with flukes. Those 

 afflicted with this disease will all die if not physicked. 



Wayne. — Distemper has occurred among both horses aud sheep, murrain among cat- 

 tle, and cholera among hogs and fowls. 



Winston. — Some fifteen or sixteen horses have died this year from distemper. No 

 other disease of a destructive character has prevailed among stock. 



