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then be dug, and a twenty-four-inch heavy two- 

 inch mesh galvanized wire netting called hog 

 wire stretched from post to post beneath 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 passageway 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 division fences on 

 the pack side of the kennels, except that the 

 three-inch strips need only be five feet long, 

 placed three inches apart, with a two-foot gal- 

 vanized wire netting stretched along the top 

 as well as beneath the surface. This will allow 

 more sunlight and breeze. 



The division fences on the breeding, hos- 

 pital, and puppy sides should all have solid 

 fences four feet high with three-foot netting 

 along the top, and two-foot wire in the 

 trenches. Gateways throughout should have 



