338 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 



Allen. — The losses from diseases among farm animals were quite heavy for the past 

 year in this county. The values are given as follows: Horses, |10,832; cattle, $6,'202; 

 hogs, #18,350; sheep, $2,425. 



Abhtahula. — No destructive diseases have visited the live-stock of this county during 

 the J ear, and hence the losses have only been nominal. 



Auglaize. — While no special epidemic seems to have prevailed among any class of 

 farm aninuils in this couuty, the losses for the year are quite heavy. They are given 

 as follows: Horses, $9,746; cattle, $4,717; hogs, $13,100; sheep, $1,085. 



Brown. — I fitid it impossible to make a correct statement in regard to losses of farm 

 stock in this county, and therefore think it best not to make any. 



Carroll. — No diseases have prevailed among either horses, cattle, or hogs. Some 

 flocks of sheep are aftected with foot-rot, but not many die of the disease. Occasion- 

 ally they die of grub in the head. Fowl cholera is often quite destructive, but the 

 disease does not seem to prevail at this time. 



Champaign. — Only sporadic cases of disease have occurred among our farm animals 

 during this year. Fowls die by the dozens on many farms, but thei-e are no records 

 showing the number lost. 



Crawford. — No disease among horses. Cattle and hogs are healthy and in good 

 condition. There is some foot-rot^among sheep, and a great deal of cholera among 

 fowls. 



Clinton. — The following are the estimates of the losses of farm animals in this couuty 

 for the past year: Horses, |16,800; cattle, $5,190 ; hogs, $14,416 ; sheep, $2,428. 



Coshocton. — No epidemic disease has occurred among our farm stock this year. 



Darke. — Horses and cattle are healthy. Cholera or splenic fever has, and still is 

 raging among hogs in some sections of the county. I have no data as to the value of 

 the losses, but the aggregate will be large. There are isolated cases of cholera among 

 fo wis. 



Defiance. — No disease of any kind among stock. Nothing but natural causes occa- 

 sion losses. 



Delaware. — There were killed by dogs in this county during the year 335 sheep, 

 valued at $1,262. A number of cattle and hogs have died of the diseases incident to 

 such stock. The value of the cattle lost was $6,272, and of hogs $7,234. 



Fairfield. — All kinds of farm animals have been free from disease. No signs of an 

 epidemic, and no losses worth mentioning. 



Fayette. — No losses of consequence have been occasioned by disease among the farm 

 animals in this county. 



Franklin. — No epidemic has occurred among our horses and cattle. Hogs have suf- 

 fered from cholera, which has lessened the production more than one-half. It is very 

 fatal ; 90 per cent, of those attacked die. The value of our losses among these ani- 

 mals will reach $37,000 or $38,000. 



Geauga. — No destructive disease has appeared among any class of our domestic ani- 

 mals this year. 



Harrison. — The losses of farm animals in this county by disease during the current 

 year have been only nominal. 



Henry. — Distemper i>revailed to some extent among horses the past winter and sum- 

 mer, but was of rather a mild form. The value of the hogs lost by disease will amount 

 to $16,000. Cholera has been quite fiital to some flocks of fovt'ls, while others have 

 remained exempt from the disease. 



Hocking. — I estimate the value of losses anu)ng tarm animals in this county for the 

 year as follows: Horses, $4,780; cattle, $2,736; hogs, $1,913; sheep, $3,778. 



Holmes. — Milk fever has been very fatal to dairy cows in this county. Animals of 

 this class valued at $10,000 have died, mostly of the above-named disease. Hogs, by 

 buncliiug and sleeping together in straw and manure beds, have become diseased. 



