[August, 
AMERICAN AGtRICULTUPJST. 
1878 .] 
ASHTON’S 
FACTORY 
FILLED 
SALT. 
“FLJP 8 DCQT FOR BUTTER AND CHEESE. 
1 fit OELO i FOR STOCK. 
“TUP" PCQT FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSED 
S HL DLO i FOR PROVISIONS. 
In order to bring Ashton’s Salt within the reach of Farm Dairies and 
Household Consumers, it is now imported in 56 lb. Bags, as well 
as in 224 lb. Sacks, and should AT ONCE be in use 
IN E¥ERY FAMILY, ON EVERY FARM. 
A sack ot' Ashton's Factory Filled Salt contains over half a bushel more than a sack of Higgin’s Eureka Salt, and about 
a bushel more than a 28011). barrel of Onondaga Salt. It takes from three to six pounds of Ashton’s Salt to one hundred pounds 
of butter, and not to exceed three pounds to one hundred pounds of cheese, so that the extra cost of using Ashton’s, which 
enhances the value of butter from two to live cents per pound, and cheese from one-half to one cent per pound, is not 
worthy of consideration ; the butter is increased in value $2 to $5 per hundred pounds, at an extra cost of not to exceed 1% 
cent to 3 cents for salt; the cheese is increased in value 50 cents to $1 per hundred pounds, at a cost not exceeding 1 y. cent 
for salt over the lowest priced salt used in the Dairy. In fact, there is no investment that pays the butter and cheese maker 
so well as the purchase of Ashton’s Salt. FRANCIS I>. MOULTON & CO., 
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