330 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 



MISSOURI. 



Adair. — No disease of a destructive nature has occurred among farm animals or 

 fowls in this county during the year. 



Barry. — Distemper has prevailed to some extent among horses, and a few cases have 

 proved fatal. About 20 per cent, of our hogs have been affected with cholera and 

 about 10 per cent, of those affected have died. Cholera also prevails among fowls. 



Bollinger. — No destructive diseases have visited any class of our farm animals dur- 

 ing the past year. They are healthy without exception. 



Caldwell. — During the past year the losses caused by disease among farm animals 

 in this county have been comparatively small. No disease of a very maliguant char- 

 acter has prevailed. 



Carter. — All four classes of farm animals have been exceedingly healthy throughout 

 this county the past year. 



Cedar. — Afew cases of distemper and glanders have occurred among horses. Cholera 

 prevails among hogs, and about half the number attacked die. Dogs destroy a great 

 many sheep. Cholera prevails to a wide extent among fowls, and about all that are 

 attacked die. 



Crawford. — We have had no fatal diseases among our stock the present year. 



Dallas. — The deaths from disease among our farm animals have been so few that I 

 am unable to even approximate the value of the losses. 



Daviess. — There has been no destructive disease among our domestic animals. Chol- 

 era has prevailed to some extent among fowls. 



Dent. — I have heard of no losses among farm animals during the present year. 



Douglas. — Our horses are healthy. Black-leg has occurred among cattle, and hogs 

 have been afflicted with cholera. 



Franklin. — The principal cause of disease among our horses is over-feeding with 

 corn or oats, and then too much water and over driving. In winter cattle are lost 

 from neglect, both as to feed, water, and shelter. Hogs ai:e lost by improper shelter 

 and too much corn — in other words, a lack of a sufficient variety of food and clear 

 water to drink. 



Gasconade. — No diseases of a fatal character have prevailed among any class of farm 

 anim 



Greene. — So far as I can learn, there is no prevailing disease among domestic ani- 

 mals. We occasionally have an epidemic among hogs and poultry, but just now not 

 any. 



Harrison. — Farm animals in this county the past year have been unusually healthy. 

 No epidemic disease has appeared among them. 



Hickory. — We have had no hog cholera in this county since 1875-'76. 



Holt. — No epidemics exist among domestic animals in this county. The diseases 

 tbat usually affect horses and mules are the result of hard usage. The losses from 

 various causes may be stated thus: 150 horses, ,f 7,500; 50 cattle, $1,500; 500 hogs, 

 $1,000; 30 mules and asses, $2,250. 



Jefferson. — But few diseases of a fatal character have visited our farm animals the 

 past year. The value of the losses may be thus given : Horses, $2,000 ; cattle, $10,200; 

 hogs, $300 ; sheep, $200. 



Johnson. — In the northeastern part of the county considerable cholera prevails 

 among pigs and small shoates. Fully three-fourths of those attacked die. As a rule, 

 farm aninuils are healthy in this county. 



Laclede. — Wc have no disease to amount to anything among either horses, cattle, 

 hogs, sheep, or fowls. A very limited number of cases of hog cholera have occurred. 



Lawrence. — Several cases of Texas fever occurred among cattle in this county last 

 summer. Hog cholera prevails to a considerable extent, but I cannot give the value 

 of the losses. 



lAncoln, — We have had no contaarious disease among horses or cattle. Cholera has 



