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order that the feeder may turn out every hound 

 separately, if desirable, until the whole have been 

 fed (this door should be in two, to enable him to 

 look them over, and see if any want to be fed 

 again), where they remain till he has time to walk 

 them into the adjoining field. This is a most 

 desirable acquisition to every kennel, as it keeps 

 the field cleaner ; and the droppings from the 

 hounds make the straw valuable to farmers, which 

 is taken from the lodging-rooms, and is otherwise 

 useless. It is these considerations which make a 

 farmer think it worth his while to supply straw 

 for the manure. 



It is also desirable that the hospital for sick 

 hounds should be near the feeding-room, or they 

 are not attended to as they ought, but are kept 

 out of sight. Here the man has only to open the 

 top part of the door and look in, and if a hound is 

 in want, he has him in at once. This lodging- 

 room is divided into three parts in case of any 

 doubtful hound, which by putting aside, may 

 prevent madness to the whole pack if attended to. 



The door out of the young hounds' kennel into 

 the grass -yard is intended to be open all day long, 

 as it is most desirable that they should have room 

 to exercise themselves when first brought home 

 from their walks, before they are under command, 

 which, by constantly taking them to be fed, they 



