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scribed in your Department report. The lungs were much discolored; there was 

 swelling under the jaws ; weakness in the hinder parts, so that when they attempted 

 to get up they would fall backward. Many persons lost every hog they had. 



Tyler. — Occasionally our best and most piomisiug yearling calves are attacked and 

 die of the disease known as black-leg. At least 90 per cent, of those attacked by 

 this disease die. 



Upshur. — Pink-eye has proved fatal to some horses in this county during the year. 

 Black-leg has been very destnictive to young cattle. 



Webster. — No epidemic diseases have prevailed among any class of our domestic 

 animals this year. 



Wetzel. — I iind it impossible to procure the statistics you desire. 



Wyominff. — Hogs have suffered with cholera during the summer and fall mouths. 

 The disease has proved quite fatal. No treatment seemed to be of any service. 



WISCONSIN. 



. Adams. — I have but a limited knowledge of the number of farm animals in thi» 

 county, and have not the statistics at hand to answer your circular letter intelligently. 

 Theie are but few diseases among any class, aiid I do not think that over 1 per 

 cent, of the whole number die of disease. 



Barron. — There are no special diseases prevailing at this time auioiig our farm ani- 

 mals, nor have there been during the past year. 



Brown. — All classes of domestic animals in this county have remained exempt from 

 infectious and contagious diseases this year. 



Buffalo. — The losses among farm animals in this county caused by disease have 

 been exceedingly light the past year. Nothing like an epidemic has prevailed ainong^ 

 any class. 



Calumet. — No fatal disease has visited any of our farm animals during the past ten 

 years; hence I have no report to make of losses. 



Chippewa. — Some lung diseases have i)revailed among horses, but the losses liave 

 been very light. Farm animals generally are in good health. 



Dane. — No diseases of any kind prevail among the domestic animals of this county. 



Dodge. — Pink-eye has prevailed among horses, but it has rarely proved fatal. A. 

 case of supposed glanders occurred early in the year. Two valuable horses were 

 attacked, one of which was killed Before the other one was killed another veteri- 

 narian decided that the disease was not glanders, and took the horse in hand and soon 

 cured him. There has been no disease among other classes of animals. 



Dorr. — No diseases of a fatal character have recently visited any class of our do- 

 mestic animals. A few fowls died with the cholera during the summer months. 



Douglas. — There is no disease prevailing among our farm animals, nor has there 

 been the past year. Our fowls, when ])roperly cared for, are remarkably In-althy. 



Dunn, — All our farm animals are exceptionally healthy. With the exception of 

 horses which die from neglect, old age, &c., the losses are so few that they are hardly 

 worth mentioning. 



Eau Claire. — No infectious or coutagious diseases have prevailed among our farm 

 stock or fowls during the year. 



Fond du Lau. — I find it impossible to give the information requ(;sted in your circular 

 letter. 



Green Lalce. — There has been no ))rcvailiMg disease among farm animals in this 

 county during the i)ast year — not that all animals are in perfect health, but there 

 are no diseases except such as result from lack of care and other common causes. 



Jefferson.— Thexe have been no contagions or epidemic diseases prevalent among 

 farm stock in this county during the past year. The mortality has, therefore, been 

 no greater than could be looked for among healthy stock. 



Juneau. — Hogs valued at .f2,00() have been lost by disease in this county the past 

 year. A great many fowls have also died of the various diseases incidenf to (hem. 



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