128 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



of the biscuit a day, and the puppies thrive on 

 the mash added to broken up stale bread baked 

 to a golden brown in the oven. The boiling of 

 mash goes on throughout the day, and the batches 

 of cakes are at the same time being turned out 

 from the oven, so that, aside from the cost of the 

 raw material, there is little waste in the food ac 

 count if the cook room is properly run. 



This kennel house may be built of clap-board 

 ing, with refrigerator felt lining underneath, or 

 the latter omitted and a ceiling nailed across the 

 studding inside. The panels between rooms are 

 of plain tongue-and-groove ceiling. The roof is of 

 induroid or rubberoid paper on pine sheathing, 

 with a pitch of about 1 :6. The framework is of the 

 usual 2x4 studding and 2x6 ceiling beams. The 

 floor is of y%" matched yellow-pine flooring on 

 2x6 sills, spaced 16" and set a few inches above 

 the soil. Any carpenter can design the details of 

 this kennel, given the dimensions, and any one at 

 all familiar with tools can build one himself from 

 his own plans, with the hints given above. 



