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inches wide, fastened firmly to the wall about a foot from the 

 ground. In front is a piece of hoard about three inches in width 

 to keep the straw from drawing off with the hounds. To prevent 

 the hounds from creeping under, I nail two long laths the length 

 of the bench across in front of the legs, which are hung with 

 hinges in front of the bench, so that when the bench is hooked 

 back they fall down and hang fiat. By having the six-inch board 

 between the hinges and the wall, it prevents the former from being 

 strained when the bench is hooked back with straw upon it." 



In some establishments there is a separate kennel for the 

 young hounds, with a grass yard attached, for their own .use, 

 and it is certainly very advantageous ; but with a little man- 

 agement the buildings above recommended will be sufficient, 

 and with a saving of considerable expense. The hounds during 

 the hunting season will not require it at all, as .they should 

 be walked out several times a day into a paddock or field, 

 and should not be allowed to lie about anywhere but on their 

 benches. 



In the rear of the kennels should be a covered passage into 

 which the doors of the middle kennel should open, and leading 

 to the feeding-house, which stands under the same roof as the 

 boiling-house, only separated from it by a partition. This pas- 

 sage should be so constructed as to make a foot bath for the 

 hounds as they pass through after hunting, the bricks being 

 oTadually sloped from each end to the centre, where it should 

 be a foot deep, with a plugged drain in the lowest part, to let 

 the hot liquor or water off into a drain. On each side of this 

 passage should be a paved court with a small lodging-house at 

 each end ; one for lame hounds, and the other for those which 

 are sick. 



The ventilation of the rooms composing the lodgings of the 



