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valued at from $10,000 to $12,000 have been lost by the disease. A great many sheep 

 died from the effects of cold and starvation last winter. Flock-masters were unpre- 

 pared for the unprecedented cold weather, and \^ere caught without either shelter or 

 food. The loss is estimated at P0,000. 



Collier. — The only epidemic that has prevailed among any class of domestic animals 

 is that known as cholera among hogs. A similar disease has prevailed among fowls. 

 Dallas. — I think, upon the whole, that our stock has been pretty free from epidemics 

 of any kind. Hogs have suftered somewhat from cholera, and the same can be said 

 in regard to fowls. We have l)ut few sheep, and they are healthy and well cared for. 

 De li'iit. — Our heaviest losses have been in sheep and cattle. This may partially 

 be accounted for in the fact that neither class are properly sheltered and cared for 

 during cold and inclement weather. A great many fowls have died of cholera. 



Donley. — Horses in this county are frequently poisoned by the loco weed. Wc have 

 110 antidote for the poison, and it generally proves fatal. A great many cattle are 

 annually killed by being crowded upon wire fences. 



Eastland. — A very fatal disease known as black-leg has been quite prevalent among 

 young cattle in this county. We have no ramedy for the malady. The animal when 

 attacked becomes indifferent, lame in forelegs, with slight swelling, feverish, con- 

 siderable thirst, and finally drops down and soon dies. The disease terminates iu death 

 in about forty-eight hours after the first symptoms are shown. Calves and yearlings 

 are the classes usually attacked. All other classes of animals have remained healthy. 



Earth. — Blind-staggers, a very fatal disease to horses, has prevailed to some extent 

 in this county the past year. A few cattle die annually of black-leg, and a large pro- 

 portion of the fowls die of cholera. 



Fannin. — The farm animals of this county have been exempt from all epidemic dis- 

 eases during the past year. 



Grayson. — Native cattle are very healthy, but imported animals almost invariably 

 die. No fatal diseases among domestic animals this year. 



Gregg. — A disease has prevailed among horses in this county for the past two years 

 having all the symptoms of glanders, but it does not seem to be very contagious. I 

 have seen some five cases. None have recovered. Sheep and cattle are free from 

 disease. Hogs and fowls occasionally suffer from cholera. 



Guadalupe. — No diseases of a contagious nature have visited our farm stock the 

 past year. 



Hardeman. — Both horses and cattle are often killed by eating the loco weed. It is 

 more injurious to horses than cattle, and if the former should recover they are never 

 of any use as work animals. Sheep are suffering to some extent with scab, and 

 chickens are dying iu considerable numbers of cholera. 



Hardin. — All classes of farm animals are yery healthy. At least 25 per cent, of the 

 entire number of fowls in the county have sufiered with cholera, and fully 90 j)er 

 cent, of those attacked have died. 



Henderson. — I have heard of the prevalence of no disease among horses and cattle 

 thia year. Hogs and chickens both seem to be suffering with cholera or some other 

 fatal disease. 



Johnson. — Farm animals of all kinds do well iu this county and are moderately 

 healthy. I have no means of ascertaining the value of the losses. 



Jones. — Tliere have been a few cases of pink-eye among horses. Five or six per 

 cent, of the total number of sheep of this county died last winter of scab and poverty. 



Karnes. — No epidemic has appeared among horses. Short and dry pastures in the 

 early spring caused the loss of a great many cattle. These animals are now fat ami 

 healthy. 



Kaufman. — The losses among our farm animals from disease during the past year 

 have been comparatively small. 



Kinney. — Sheep are affected with scab, but the disease now seems to be under con- 

 trol. The greatest loss has been felt in a reduction of wool. 



