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difference, that is to say taking the milk and churning, and the 

 amount of butter produced, that very often the milk which appar- 

 ently has a low gravity will give the best results in pounds and 

 ounces of butter. 



Q. "Well, sir, good butter-producing milk, how low have you 

 found that ? A. I think sir, at 94. 



Q. Mr. Comer, are you familiar with the practical authorities 

 on the subject of dairy farming ? A. Yes, sir ; so far as they are in 

 the English language. 



Q. " Practical Husbandry," by "Willard, is that an authority on 

 that subject? A. It is sir ; in this country decidedly. 



Q. " The Dairy Cow," is that book an authority upon the sub- 

 ject by Sturtevant Bros. ? A. Sturtevant Bros., of Farmington, 

 Massachusetts, it is an authority. 



Cross-examined : 



Q. Did the majority of instances stand above 100 ? A. I think 

 it would be very hard to say ; I cannot say positively. 



Q. What is the standard of the Massachusetts lactometer, do 

 you know ? A. No, sir ; nothing except as marked on the scale ; 

 100 as I understand, it is the scale ; that is all I know about it. 



Q. And this other lactometer, do you know what standard it was 

 regulated by ? A. I do not know anything, except 100 is the stan- 

 dard. 



Q. Do you know how many kinds of lactometers there are ? A. 

 No, sir. 



Q. You do not know anything about the different standards by 

 which they are regulated ? A. No, sir ; I do not 



Mr. LAWEENCE I now propose to offer certain evidence as to 

 which I think there may be a question raised ; I offer to prove by 

 customers of the defendant, Daniel Schrumpf, who were customers 

 in the month of August last, and for a long time, that the milk sold 

 by him was good wholesome milk, particularly on the 25th day of 

 August. 



The COURT By customers you mean parties who bought milk 

 of him. 



Mr. LAWRENCE Parties who are in the habit of purchasing milk 

 from him. 



