CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 339 



While sleeping together iu this way they get warm aud sweat, and being called out 

 to eat in the cold air they become chilled and thus contract disease. A large number 

 of fowls have died of cholera. 



Huron. — No epidemic is now iirevailing among our farm animals, nor has anything 

 of the kind prevailed among them daring the year. Cholera prevails among chickens 

 and turkeys. 



Jackson. — Our farm animals have been reasonably healthy the past year, and con- 

 sequently our losses have been only nominal. 



Knox. — No special malady has visited any class of live stock in this county during 

 the year, and the losses which have occurred have been from natural causes. 



Licking. — There has been no epidemic among horses, yet some have died of disease. 

 Cattle generally are healthy, yet there have been anumber of deaths from milk fever. 

 Sheep have suifered from a disease known here as "white skin," which seems to be 

 attributable to the past wet season. Cholera aud thumps have caused the loss of some 

 hogs, yet neither disease can be said to prevail at present. Cholera prevails quite 

 extensively among fowls, and few that are attacked recover. The value of the losses 

 are estimated as follows: Horses, $11,040 ; cattle,$4,290 ; hogs, |1,556: sheep, $19,797 : 

 and fowls, $10,619. 



Logan. — There has been very little disease among horses except pink-eye, and that 

 seldom i)roves fatal. Hog cholera has not been as bad as it was a year or two ago^ 

 yet the value of the losses in this county will reach over $30,000. Foot-rot and paper 

 skin have destroyed sheep valued at $9,435. Chicken cholera has caused considerable 

 damage. 



Lorain. — A few cows have been lost by milk fever, and quite a number of sheep by 

 paper skin and grub in the head. The value of sheep thus lost in the county will 

 aggregate about $7,00J. 



Lucas. — It is difficult to determine with any degree of accuracy the number or value 

 of farm animals lost in this county by disease during the year. The following is 

 thought to be a fair estimate of the value of those that have died : Horses, $6,981 ; 

 cattle, $3,472; hogs, $2,744; sheep, $959. 



Mahoning. — There is no epidemic disease prevailing among farm stock in the county. 

 Some pink-eye occurred during the year among horses, but there were no losses. 



Meigs. — The heaviest loss that has occurred among any class of farm stock has been 

 among sheep. The losses have been principally among lambs just coming in, and 

 yearlings. Some farmers have lost a large per cent, of such animals. The nature of 

 the disease is not known. The total amount of the loss will reach about $8,000. 



Miami. — I cannot learn of the prevalence of any fiital diseases among live stock. 

 They all seem fat and healthy. 



Montgomery. — The following is as near an approximation of the losses of farm ani- 

 mals in this county for the year as it is possible to obtain, viz : Horses, $17,780; cat- 

 tle, $2,000; hogs, $12,600; sheep, $4,000; and fowls, $2.50. 



Morgan. — The statistics desired cannot be obtained. 



Morrow. — Neither our horses, cattle, nor hogs have been visited by any epideuiic or 

 contagious disease for some years past ; therefore the losses have not been great. This 

 is a sheep county. The latter part of last winter was very hard on this stock, par- 

 ticularly those that were not sheltered. There was a heavy loss among lambs. The 

 total loss is estimated at $18,350. 



Muskingum. — The largest loss in this county has been among sheep. Farmers know 

 but little about the symptoms and nature of diseases; hence it is difficult to tell what 

 tluiy die of. The losses among the various classes are estimated as follows: Horses, 

 $9,416; cattle, $7,806; hogs, $1,961; sheep, $17,566. 



Oltawa.— The entire animal kingdom is free from all diseases as far as I can learn. 



Paulding. — A few cases of pink-eye have occurred among horses, but luithiug like 

 an epidemic has prevailed. There have been some cases of murrain aud red-water 



