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the south side of the James River. This disease was more extended this year than 

 hist. 



Amelia. — I give the vahie of the losses among farm animals as follows for the past 

 year, viz: Horses, f2,000; hogs, $8,000; sheep, $4,000; and fowls, $2,000. 



Bath. — I have no losses to report among the farm animals of this countj* as the 

 result of contagious or epidemic diseases. 



Bland. — No contagious diseases have prevailed among any class of our farm stock 

 during the past twelve months. 



Buchanan. — All farm animals have been entirely free from diseases the past year 

 except horses. An occasional case of distemper has occurred among these animals, 

 but I have heard of no deaths resulting. 



Caroline. — Distemper among horses has been the most prevalent disease that we 

 have had to contend with among farm stock. Considerable disease has existed among 

 thickens. 



Clarke. — So far as I have been able to learn, no epidemic diseases have appeared 

 among any class of our farm animals the past year. In 1882 hog cholera prevailed 

 extensively, and entailed a loss of, say, 500 animals, valued at $1,500. 



Essex. — All classes of farm animals have enjoyed remarkably good health during 

 the past year. 



Fairfax. — There seems to be no disease of a fatal character prevailing among any 

 class of farm stock in this county. 



Frederick. — From the best information I have been able to obtain I am satisfied there 

 has been but little disease prevalent among our farm animals the past year. A few 

 hogs and fowls have died of a disease generally designated as cholera. 



Greene. — N(» losses of consequence have occurred from disease among farm animals 

 in this county the current year. 



Hanover. — But few losses have occurred from disease .among the farm animals of this 

 county the past year. I estimate them as follows : Horses, $2,500 ; cattle, $1,000 ; hogs, 

 $400; sheep, $360; and fowls, $250. 



Henry. — No diseases have prevailed among horses and less than the usual number 

 among cattle. Hogs and fowls have suffered to some extent with the usual maladies. 



Highland. — No epidemic disease has visited any class of farm animals in this county 

 the past year. 



Isle of Wight. — Sheep have died of some kind of head or brain disease. Hogs for 

 many years, and especially the past, have suffered greatly from the ravages of cholera. 

 They rarely ever recover from an attack, and if they do, are rarely of any value there- 

 after. Great numbers of fowls also annually die of a disease called cholera. 



James Citij. — Horses, cattle, and sheep are healthy. Hogs are affected with cholera 

 and mange. Fowls, especially hens and turkeys, suffer severely with cholera. If 

 you could banish this disease from this county the raising of fowls would be most 

 profitable. 



King and Queen. — From the best information I can get I am satisfied that our losses 

 among farm animals have not been vei'y heavy the past year. The following is re- 

 garded as a fair estimate of the value of the animals that have died of disease : 

 Horses, $2,000; cattle, $1,500; hogs, $2,000; sheep, $250; and fowls, $625. 



Lancaster. — I find it impossible to furnish the information called for by your cir- 

 cular. 



Louisa. — We have had no epidemic among horses, cattle, or sheep. In some neigh- 

 borhoods we have had what was supposed to be cholera among hogs, a disease which 

 proved quite fatal to the animals attacked. The same might be said of fowls. Of 

 the number of the latter attacked more than 50 per cent. died. 



Lunenburg. — No infectious or contagious disease has prevailed among our farm ani- 

 mals the past year. There have been some losses among fowls by the usual disease. 



Matthews. — No special disease to report as prevailing among farm animals. A great 

 many fowls die of choleia. 



