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Plumbland Mill, Aspatria, 
4th December , 1880. 
Dear Sir, —For several years after I took possession of the grazing 
land, known as Gill Gooden, I annually sustained very heavy losses from 
Eedwater amongst my Cattle. I may also state that the place had been 
well known to be a great hot bed for the disease, my predecessor, Mr. 
William Norman, Hall Bank, having suffered severely in a like manner. 
On your recommendation, I was induced some few years ago, to apply 5 
cwt. per acre of Common Salt to the land, and I have great pleasure in 
saying that I have not had a single case since. I continue to dress the 
pasture about every third year. The soil is of a strong texture and 
herbage of a sour character. 
Mr. Thompson. Jonathan Holliday. 
Mireside, Bassenthwaite, 
4th December, 1880. 
Dear Sir, —During the first ten years of my occupation of Mireside, 
my Cattle were much subjected to Eedwater, and any animal not bred 
upon the place, suffered severely from the complaint, more especially the 
milch cows, and I endured many losses in consequence. 
Since applying Agricultural Salt, with which I was recommended to 
dress my pasture, I have not had a case, and the result is all that could 
be wished. 
You are at liberty to make what use you think best of this letter, 
and believe me,—Yours very truly, 
Mr. Thompson. William Slater. 
The How, Brampton, 
December , 1880. 
Dear Sir, —When dressing a light sandy soil for turnips last Spring, 
I gave one acre in the centre of the field 8 cwt. of Salt, in addition to 
other portable manures. The crop on the salted portion was heavy and 
excellent, while that on the remainder of the field was poor, and the roots 
badly smitten with finger-and-toe. Moreover, the sheep when folded upon 
a portion of each simultaneously, ate the turnips on the salted part to a 
shell, while the others remained almost intact. Salt used on light land I 
am convinced possesses virtues, which are yet comparatively unknown. 
Mr. Thompson. Isaac Lamb. 
