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Salt House, Millom. 
7th December , 1881. 
Dear Sir, -I have great pleasure in bearing testimony that, by the 
application of Crushed Dock Salt to the lands on Millom Parks, it has 
been the great means of preventing, in my opinion, Redwater in Cattle 
and Louping-ill in Sheep. For years these Parks have been noted 
for the large number of deaths in cattle and sheep. Last year I lost 9 
cows and nearly 100 sheep, and on your recommendation I bought 120 
tons of Salt and dressed the land at the rate of 8 cwt. per acre. Between 
January and March, I am glad to say, that I have only lost 2 cows and 2 
sheep since the application, and these cases were in May, June, and 
July. Since then I have not had a case, whereas in former years the 
worst time for disease and deaths was July and August. I feel certain 
that none of us know the real and vast importance of the use of this 
extensive common article. 
Yours truly, 
J. Harker, 
To Mr. H. Thompson, Y.S., 
Aspatria. 
