This constitutes an important part of breeding operations, and the ultimate result will depend upon skilful management during the first few months of life. The more exercise the kittens can be allowed the better; whilst liberal feeding combined with regularity are contributory to success.

Avoid the use of patent foods - condensed milk, etc.; but feed four times a day, up to four months, on cows' milk, prepared as previously directed, with a little bread, boiled rice, etc., and with an occasional feed of minced raw beef, boiled fish, etc.

By liberal feeding up to twelve months the best results will be attained.

Warmth, dryness, and exercise are necessarily important, but avoid the "coddling" system, so much indulged by foolish breeders, as nothing is more destructive to the constitution than the adoption of this unnatural plan.

Production of the Different Varieties, or Selection for Specific Purposes.

Probably this section of the work should constitute its strongest feature, but it is the writer's intention to dismiss it with a few brief remarks, because every breeder holds - and probably always will hold - his own ideas as to the rationale of mating.

A great deal of nonsense has been written, and all that is required is the application of sound judgment, leaving the issue to take care of itself.

Self-colours should always be mated with Self-colours, and never, for instance, Black with Brown, or Red with a Cream, or a Striped Tabby with a Spotted one. It is by the perpetuation of excellences that the ideal will be attained.

When one attempts to cross two distinctive varieties for the production of a third, breeding then becomes purely speculative - irrational in principle, and unsatisfactory in its ultimate results.

A small head, or one that is snipy must be corrected, by selecting a sire particularly massive in this respect, and the same remarks are equally applicable to lightness in bone, openness of frill, shortness of coat, and slackness of general conformation, - all of which can be expelled by judicious selection; and the best means of doing so, is to keep in touch with the larger exhibitions devoted to cats, taking note of the best sires shown thereat.