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prevailed among both bogs and cbickens, and rot and scab auioug sbeej). The value 

 of the losses among swiue has been about $24,000 ; among sheep, $6,250 ; and fowls) 

 $2,000 or $3,000, 



Linn. — We have had no disease among farm stock in this county the past year to 

 amount to anything. 



Livingston. — No disease except among hogs and fowls. Hogs are more healthy than 

 they have been in the past eight years. The losses this year will perhaps loot up 

 $15,000. The losses among fowls have been quite heavy; the value will perhaps 

 reach $7,500. 



Macon. — There have been but few fatal cases of disease among our farm animals 

 the past year. 



Madinon. — About 3 per cent, of the hogs of this county have died during the year of 

 disease. Two per cent, of the horses and one per cent, of the cattle have also died. 



Miller. — A large number of hogs have died of cholera during the year. Other classes 

 of animals have remained in good health. 



Moniteau. — This is not only a remarkably healthy county for all kinds of live stock, 

 but this has been an exceptionally healthy year, so much so that we consider it 

 proper to report no diseases or losses at all. 



Monroe. — No fatal disease has prevailed to any considerable extent among the domes- 

 tic animals and fowls in this county during the past year. A few cases of black-leg 

 among calves and cholera among hogs have occurred. Fowl cholera has also prevailed 

 to a limited extent. This fatal disease among fowls can be controlled or prevented 

 by the use of hyposulphite. We have fully tested it during the past two years. It 

 is a valuable medicine. 



^Yeit> Madrid. — The total value of animals and fowls lost in this county by disease 

 the past year is $18,641.87. About $16,000 of this amount is attributable to diseases 

 among hogs. Several cattle died of an unknown disease. The livers of those I ex- 

 amined were rotton. 



Xewton. — There have been no losses of consequence among our fai'm animals by 

 disease the past year. 



jVbiau'rti/. ^Distemper of an epizootic character has been quit'e fatal to horses in 

 this county. Pink-eye and black-leg have visited our cattle, and cholera has been 

 quite prevalent among hogs and fowls. The following estimates of our losses are 

 given: Horses, $30,000; cattle, $4,000; hogs, $20,000; sheep, $1,500; fowls, $2,000. 



Osage. — No disease of an epidemic character has appeared among any class of farm 

 stock except cholera or swine plague. I suppose hogs to the value of $5,000 have died 

 of this disease the past year. 



Ozark. — There has been no epidemic or fatal disease of any kind among our domes- 

 tic animals during the year 



Platte. — For the last year or two all kinds of animals in this county have been re- 

 markably healthy. This is no doubt owing to the fact that farmers are taking bet- 

 ter care of their stock than in former years. 



Pulaski. — Cattle are about the only farm animals that have been afflicted during the 

 past year. The disease known as black-leg has prevailed among them, and a great 

 many calves and yearlings have died. 



Putnam. — Th'fe following estimates of the value of losses among farm animals from 

 all causes are given for the current year: Horses, $25,000; cattle, $62,500; hogs, 

 $10,000; sheep, $2,500 ; and fowls, $1,000. 



Randolph. — The value of animals lost in this county the past year from disease and 

 natural causes is given as follows: Horses, $3,200 ; cattle, $10,000; hogs, $5,700 ; sheep, 

 $4,600, and fowls, $1,250. When a horse or cow is att'ected with disease the owners 

 endeavor to cure them, but with hogs, sheep, and fowls nothing is done. 



Saint Charles. — Hog cholera has prevailed to some extent, and has proved very fatal 

 to the animals attacked. The value of the losses will reach $7,000. 



Saint Louis. — Have hoard of six horses diseased with glanders, of which three died. 



