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Greene. — The value of the losses among farm animals iu this county for the year are 

 given as follows : Horses, $3,125; cattle, $1,260 ; hogs, $700; sheep, $665 ; and fowls, 

 $1,000. 



Hamillon. — There have been no epidemics during the past year among our domestic 

 animals or fowls. Last winter was a very severe one on work horses, and several 

 died, probably more from overwork and exposure than from disease. 



Herkimer . — We have had no epidemic disease among our domestic animals during 

 the past year, except abortion among dairy cows, and this to a less extent than in 

 former years. 



Lewis. — I have no losses to report among farm animals in this county. No epidemic 

 has prevailed among any class. 



Livingston. — The value of farm animals lost iu this county the past year from disease 

 and other causes may be estimated as follows : Horses, $3,750 ; cattle, $1,250 ; hogs, 

 $400; sheeii, $105, and fowls, $70. 



Madison. — All kinds of farm animals aud fowls have remained free from disease 

 during the year. 



Monroe. — This is not a stock-growing county, but among the limited number of 

 animals kejit there has been no prevailing disease, and only the usual deaths from 

 common maladies, accidents, «&c. 



Montgomery. — No epidemic is reported as having prevailed among farm animals in 

 this county, yet a heavy mortality is reported among some classes. The value of the 

 losses is given as follows : Horses, $3,000 ; cattle, $30,000 ; hogs, $1,200 ; sheep, $240, 

 aud fowls, $562. 



Niagara. — There has been no epidemic among any kind of farm animals in this 

 county during the past year, so the comparative loss has been very small, and the 

 result principally of some acute disease or accident. 



Oneida. — There has been no disease of a marked nature among any class of our farm 

 stock. This is pre-eminently a dairy county, and the number of cattle varies but 

 little from year to year. 



Onondaga. — I have no losses of consequence to report among the farm animals of 

 this county for the year. 



Ontario. — No epidemic occurred among any class of farm animals during the year 

 1882. Fowls were affected in 1882 to about the same extent as during the present 

 year and with the same disease, called chicken cholera. 



Oswego.— A. great many horses were affected with pink-eye in 1882 ; perhaps 1,500 

 were attacked, causing a loss of 150 head. No disease of a contagious character has 

 prevailed among any class of animals this year. 



Otsego. — From all the information I have been able to obtain I am led to believe 

 there have been do appreciable losses from epidemic diseases among any branch of 

 farm animals during the year. 



Schoharie. — There has been no unusual disease of any kind among our farm stock 

 this year. 



Seneca. — There has been no prevailing disease among either cattle, hogs, or sheep. 

 A few horses have died of distemper. Hen cholera lias prevailed, causing a loss, per- 

 haps, of $4,000 in the county. 



Suffolk. — The most fatal diseases among horses in this county are lock-jaw and spi- 

 nal meningitis. Scab has proved very fatal to sheep. 



Tioga. — There has been no disease of an epidemic or fatal character among our farm 

 stock this year. 



Warren. — The losses among the various classes of domestic animals and fowls in 

 this county for the past j'ear have been so small, that I am satisfied no disease of an 

 epidemic character has occurred. 



Washington. — There has been some pink-eye among horses and pneumonia among 

 cattle. Hogs have suffered with staggers, sheep with colds, aud fowls with the usual 



