Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-14
THE SAME OLD STORY.
How Live Stock In Different Parts OF the
Country Came Through the Winter

Country Came Through the Winter.
The long, cold winter is at last over,
and farm apimals are being turned
into the pastures. We are now re.
ceiving reports from the various state
boards and from the national depart
ment of agriculture in regard to the
present condition of farm animals and
the losses sustained by the owners
during the winter. The reports read
like reprints of those of former years.
They show that farm animals are in
the best condition, and that the losses
by death have been the smallest in
those states where the climate is most
severe, and where food suitable for
them is obtained with the greatest
difficulty. The animals are in the
poorest condition, and the losses are
the heaviest in state and territories
where the winters are mild, and where
green forage can be depended on dur
ing most of the year. In all the New
England states the losses of cattle
amounted to less than 2 per cent, but
in Louisiana per cent. of all the cat.
tie died. In the southern seaboard
states the loss of cattle during the
winter was from 5 to Z per cent.
Texas suffered loss of 345, 500 head
of cattle, which amounted to per
cent. of the whole number. Massachu-
sets has the best record, the losses
amounting to only /! per cent. The
losses were quite small in the north
western states.
From several counties in Georgia
very heavy losses are reported. The
following are the worst cases: Charl-
ton county, 33i per cent; Wilcox, %
20 60 per cent; Worth, 20 per cent.
Brown, IS per cent; Emanuel, 20
per cent. Dodge, 10 per cent; Col
quit, 20 per cent, of range cattle. In
many counties the losses range from
10 to ID per cent, but in large mum.
Der they are under the lower Of these
rates, while in many there have been
none. In Florida the losses rate is
high, rising in Baker county to 80 per
cent. In Alabama and Mississippi
they appear to be much lower than in
Georgia, but this may be duo in part
to the greater care on the part of
correspondents to discriminate be-
tween deaths from exposure and deaths
from starvation ana to report only
the former. In Saint Tammany par
ish, Louisiana, loss Of 80 per cent. is
InGportGH' ana loss OF ~ per cent. in
D'eh'i'le PARISH III the same state. a
correspondent IN st. Mary 5 parish re-
PortS considerable loss among cattle
ranging III sea marshes. In Texas the
loSS'S among range cattle have in
many cases been very severe, ranging
from ~ TO ~ per cent. In Virginia
!he ioSSes rise as nigh as ~ per cent.
III Il humD'r oil counties, and in some
they are reported as very heavy, but
Without attempting to express them
, GehhiteIl IN ilEurcs. In this state,
, however the losses from exposure are
complicated win those arising from in
$ suillclent food, and the same remark
4 applies to all 'he other southern states
= several correSpohdents in Virginia eX'
G press an apprehension of further loss
or a loss where none had occurred W
= TO the date OF their report, us rcsul
c OF increasing scarcity of feed, due t.
. the DackWardneSs OF the spring. Ii
r Inc Carolinas tue loss reaches 10 PEE
cent IN a lew counties. The secrctar,
= OF the Kansas board OF agriculture il
y ms last quarterly report says; "Iher
E nave been during tine fall and winte
hcayy losses among cattle. There i
S hardIy county in the state that doe
l. not report serious loss from turnin,
S cattle into stalk-iields, where an in
sufficient amount of water and sal
Il was provided. In the western cOun
'c ties range cattle suffered heay
II loss from exposure and lack of feed
probably the largest for several Years
Il owing TO the unusual severity of tn
O. winter. Cattle were particularly FIRE
N IRON disease during the past winter
the only loss being from bad manag,
e ment, as above stated. They are i
y iair condition, although unusually y thi
III IN flesh, resulting from the severity {
the winter aud the lack of suiliccr
re food and shelter.
ol In the states where cattle wei
IL through the winter in good condition
, and where there were few losses, sheC
III are reported as in fine order. In Mass
Isl chusetts there was Il loss of but p,
'i cent, against II per cent in MsssSi
l., pi. Texas is credited with loss
w " l,l33, I60 sheep out OF 1888, 46l. III
81 sta'istician of the department Of agl
culture says: LOSSES have been hcaN
II in those states where sheep are pI
mo- yidcd with no shelter, but permittt
- to run at large all winter, subject
h the varying climatic changes. TT
or' winter just closed has been especial
severe, and the lack of good pastura!
.ir in the fall i'll prepared the ilocks +
"a, such vicisstndes. As consequence
"a and exposure, united with short foo
have caused considerable loss in nur
bcrs and more of condition, especial
noted in Virginia. Georgia. West Vi
cw ginia, and Kentucky. In New Erglan
IN. the middle, and western states, whc
&. sheep are housed, there has been b
ID little loss from cold. "Thc loss
loe among hogs have been heaviest IN 4
re states where the largest number
on cattle and sheep have died, and t
at same cause is assigned for their deaf
red The losses of hoiscs and mules tn
"a, are attributed to exposure. want
he care, and lack of sufficient food q
led comparatively small in any of t
aio states. As these animals are nc
Is valuable than cattle, sheep and swir
J is and as they are constantly reuuir
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