CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 355 



tbrax prevailed to some extent among cattle in the southwestern portion of the county. 

 The disease was quite fatal. 



Ca88. — The farm animals of this county have remained exempt from all infectious 

 and contagious diseases during the year. 



Clay. — No epidemic diseases have prevailed among our farm animals during the 

 past \ear. An occasional death has occurred, but always from natural or accidental 

 causes. 



Codington. — All classes of domestic animals, with the exceptiou of horses, have re- 

 mained healthy throughout the year. A correspondent at Watertowu reports glan- 

 . ders as prevalent in his part of the county. He says there are probably 50 horses 

 affected with the disease at this time. It proves fatal in almost every case. 



Charles Mix. — Horses have been healthy. A disease has prevailed among mules 

 which has proved fatal in almost every instance. The disease is called meningitis, 

 but nobody really seems to know anything about it. Some spring calves and a few 

 yearlings have been lost by a disease known as black-leg. 



Deuel. — Horses, sheep, cattle, and hogs, where well taken care of, have been excep- 

 tionally healthy. Our feeding places are high and dry, and conducive to health. 



Faulk. — This county was only organized about one month ago, therefore we have 

 no statistics as to numbers of animals or value of losses. I have heard of no fatal 

 diseases among any class. 



Grant. — It may seem like a strange report, to say that there have been no losses 

 among farm stock in this county during the year, but such is literally the fact. The 

 county is new, and the stock youug, vigorous, and healthy. 



Hamlin. — The only losses that have occurred during the year among our farm ani- 

 mals have been among horses and sheep. These losses have been quite light, and 

 were not caused by any epidemic disease. 



Sand. — We have but a small number of domestic animals in this county. No un- 

 usual disease has prevailed among either class or among fowls the current year. 



Hutchinson. — There has been no general disease among domestic animals during 

 the year. Casi s of sickness are generally brought on by exposure or neglect. Three 

 or four cases of so called black-leg that I investigated appeared to be inflammation 

 of the lungs. Farmers are abandoning sheep raising. 



McCook. — A great many horses have been affected with a dropsical disease, which 

 seems to have proved fatal in some cases. Black quarter has affected the cattle to a 

 considerable extent. It has been mostly confined to calves, yearlings, and two-year- 

 olds. 



Minnihaha. — A lew cattle have been afiected with the big jaw, or swelling of the 

 jaw and throat. Our heaviest losses among cattle have occurred from black-leg. 



Morton. — The only disease of a contagious character among any class of farm ani- 

 mals is that knowu as scab among sheep. It prevails only in one flock — a drove of 

 2,000 head, brought from Minnesota in October. 



Sanhorn. — No losses are reported as having occurred among the domestic animals of 

 this county during the year. 



Spink. — I have no facilities for j/rocuring the information asked for by your circular 

 letter. 



iStutsmau. — This county has been but recently organized, and we have but a limited 

 number of farm animals as yet. There are no contagious diseases prevalent. Expos- 

 ure to inclement weather caused the death of about '> per cent, of the sheep of the 

 countj, last winter. 



Turner. — Some pink-eye has ))revaih'd among horses, but no deaths have resulted. 

 Other classes of animals are healthy. 



H'alsh. — No diseases worth mentioning are prevalent among any kinds of live stock. 



Yankton. — I estimate the value of the farm animals and fowls lost iu this county 

 the past year as follows : Horses, $12,000 ; cattle, $8,400 ; hogs, $3,000 ; sheep, $150 

 aud fowls, $216. 



