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should be the location. Where possible it should 

 be high and gently sloping in every direction, so 

 that during the rainy season pools and puddles 

 can not form in the yards or runs, and in a down- 

 pour the ground can be washed and the surface 

 water drained off promptly — the soil should be 

 dry and light, and free from clay. 



The plans illustrated provide kennels and 

 grounds for tw^enty couples; the size of the runs, 

 yards, and grounds can be regulated by the 

 amount of land at one's disposal, the larger in 

 area the better. The minimum should be one 

 acre. The outer fencing should be of nine-inch 

 cedar posts, set three feet in the ground. A 

 trench two feet deep should then be dug, and a 

 twenty-four-inch heavy two-inch mesh galvan- 

 ized wire netting stretched from post to post be- 

 neath the surface. Fill the trench, tamping the 

 dirt compactly. This will Insure against any 

 hounds digging out. 



Three-inch strips, eight feet long, of rough 

 oak fencing, securely nailed on the outside of 

 the stringers, with two-inch spaces between, will 

 forever prevent scaling or gnawing out. Should 

 any portion of the outside fence lie upon or near 

 a public passway, it should be boarded up solid 

 with ordinary fencing plank, care being taken to 

 stop up all cracks or knot-holes, all such being a 

 fruitful source of noise in a kennel. The same 

 instructions should be observed in erecting the 



