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as the front, within three inches of the top of the 

 box. Be careful that the litter is not rank ; old 

 useless hay, or litter that has been some time 

 laying by, will be preferable. The same directions 

 must be attended to in stopping up the inside of 

 the box, as with the front. 



As soon as the heat of the lining in any degree 

 affects the bed, and you discover that the inside, 

 where it has been stopped, begins to get dry, 

 give it some water in the evening, just before 

 covering up, for about a week or ten days, which 

 will be the means of keeping the rankness down, 

 and causing a sweet steam heat to rise. 



As the lining settles, press it down with a 

 spade next the box, and add more litter upon the 

 top, which should be done every other day, 

 observing that when you increase one lining to 

 have the dung in readiness for the next ; each 

 lining not being calculated to last more than a 

 month or five weeks ; though the back one will 

 not want renewing quite so often as the front. 

 When you apply the second front lining, it will 



