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both at maturity and while young. Early spring turkeys have a stiftening of the 

 joints of the legs that soon causes death. It is apparently a kind of rheumatism. 

 Those hatched late escape the trouble. I have been hatching by artilicial means the 

 past season. As a result, I Hnd a chicken's future is determined by its first three 

 weeks of care. 



San Juan. — There have been twelve fatal cases of black-leg among calves in this 

 locality. Bleeding in the early stages of the disease has been found beneficial. A 

 few fowls have been lost, but with no marked disease. 



Sjjokane.— Horses in this county are frequently affected with glanders, distemper, 

 and other nasal diseases. Black-foot is the only disease that ever attacks our cattle. 

 Diseases among swine are not known. 



Thurston. — I have no losses to report among farm animals or fowls for 'the jiast 

 year. All seem to be healthy and in fine order. 



Wahkiakum. — I am glad to be able to say that no diseases of any kind prevail among 

 our farm animals, conse(iuently I have no losses to report. 



Whatcom. — No diseases of a fatal character have prevailed among any class of our 

 domestic animals for some years past. 



Whitman.— Some few cases of anemia and pink-eye have occurred among horses, 

 but not more than 5 per cent, of those attacked have died. No other class of stock 

 has suffered with disease. 



WYOMING. 



Albany. — No disease of consequence has prevailed among horses or cattle this year. 

 Sheep have been afflicted with scab. Animals valued at $1,125 have been lost by 

 this disease. 



Johnson. — The prevalent disease among our horses is called pink-eye, which occa- 

 sionally proves fatal. This is a grazing county, and contains some 200,000 head of 

 cattle of all ages. A few of these animals have been affected with swollen jaw. As 

 a general thing they have been healthy, and the value of the losses will not exceed 

 $5,000 for the year. Scab has prevailed in sheep, but the losses have been light. 



f7i«<a7i.— There has been no epidemic or fatal disease among farm animals in this 

 county for some years past. Scab in sheep occasionally causes a small loss. 



