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5. Covered-court before feeding, 14 feet by 20 feet ; 



at one end a cistern, to supply the kennel 

 with water ; at the other end a stair to the 

 feeder's sleeping-room above. 



6. Feeding-room 16 feet by 19 feet. 



7. Straw-court after feeding, 22 feet by 24 feet. 



8. Hospital for sick hounds, to be near so as to 



be fed often ; three lodging-rooms, two, 6 feet 

 by 6 feet, the other 12 feet by 12 feet, and 

 court, 20 feet by 12 feet. 



9. Boihng-house, 15 feet by 20 feet. 



10. Cooler, 3 feet wide. 



11. Coals, 6 feet by 10 feet. 



12. Store-room for meal, 15 feet by 27 feet. 



13. Straw-house, 15 feet by 21 feet. 



14. Bitch-house, 6 by 15 ; court 9 feet by 15 feet. 

 Remarks. — All the doors, except those on the 



outside of the kennel, are in two parts, which open 

 separately, which gives the opportunity of first 

 looking at the hounds, and of seeing that no hound 

 is injured on the feet by the door when opened 

 against it. And the feeder can see better which 

 hounds require to be fed first, on opening the top 

 door. 



The granary for oatmeal is placed for conveni- 

 ence, and to be dry, being at the back of the 

 chimney to the boiling-house. 



The straw-court, after feeding, is so placed, in 



