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Q. By whom ? A. Mr. Doremus took a portion of it and I took 

 another part. 



Q. Thomas C. Doremus? A. Thomas C. Doremus. 



Q. He was present ? A. He was present in the morning. 



Q. Go on ? A. Star gave between a pint and a quart, about a 

 pint and a half, which stood 104 at 59^ ; Eider gave three pints 

 which stood 103 at 60 ; the Mooley cow gave about a pint which 

 stood 99 at 60 ; a sample of that was also taken ; the Yellow cow 

 gave a little over three pints, just about three, which stood 102 at 

 60 J ; the Black cow gave about a pint and a half which stood 78 at 

 60 ; a sample of that was taken. 



Q. What was done with the whole of the milk of the black cow ? 

 A. That was divided between Mr. Doremus and myself for samples. 



Q. Any other samples taken ? A. There were but three samples 

 taken one from Fanny, another from the Mooley cow, and the other 

 from the Black cow ; the other cow I have not mentioned ; Dr. 

 O'Connor saw that cow milked. 



Q. These strippers with the exception of the black cow, were 

 they with calf ? A. Yes, sir ; they were ; they were expecting the 

 calves to be born within two months. 



Q. "What are strippers ? A. Strippers is a name applied to cows 

 which are drying off and therefore giving less milk ; the black cow 

 was called a stripper in so far she was drying off and not being a 

 good milker she was to be fatted for beef : the others were called 

 strippers. 



Q. Was the black cow in calf ? A. The black cow was not in 

 calf. 



Q. Was the milk of the strippers like other milk ? It does not 

 appear to me from the examination I have made since I returned. 



Q. Now, sir, what was the food of these cows ? A. I only saw 

 the food given them to be oat straw ; while we were standing look- 

 ing at one of the cow's milk Thomas Doremus took a wisp of hay 

 from near by and handed it to one of the cows, and then as they all 

 seemed very eager for it he pulled some more and handed it to 

 them ; that was all the hay I saw them gee. 



Q. Was there any conversation in Thomas Doremus' presence 

 about the food of the cows and their care ? A. I think there was, 

 I do not remember exactly. 



