Concerning Cats 



" I have started many of my poorer friends in cat 

 breeding, and they have proved conclusively how 

 easily an addition to their income can be made, not 

 only by breeding good Persian kittens and selling 

 them, but by exhibiting them at the various shows 

 and taking prizes. But of course there is a fashion 

 in cats, as in everything else. When I started breed- 

 ing blue Persians about fifteen years ago they were 

 very scarce, and I could easily get twenty-five dollars 

 apiece for my kittens. Now this variety is less 

 sought after, and self-silvers, commonly called chin- 

 chillas, are in demand." 



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