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1 am certainly glad that I am not the unwilling Foster Parent, perambulating around with a kidâ€" :.n?.d baby that is not my own. just a word of warning, the baby may still go back to its deddy. Ratz mmfi it, he may also be there at the finish, I am happy to see that we as a municipality are on the way to eityhood, and feel proud of the fact that my suggestion of a change of status wasn‘t long in becoming a reality. 2s Breaking away from the County was not a new idea. Exâ€"Reeve H. Sturm advocated such a move back in 1944â€"45, and he deserves some recognition for his tenacity and fighting spirit that has finally brought about a change in our status. I believe I voice the sentiments of citizens generally when I say that Mr. A. M, Snider deserves much credit for bringing out the facts and figures of our relationship with the county. If he hadn‘t taken it um himself to do this service, no bt our town officials could have given us all the required inâ€" formation. At various times during the year I brought it up in council. At one time I suggested we needed a new sewer plant, and proposed financing the Eroject with the savings accruâ€" ing by withdrawal from the county. On another occasion I did say that "the reeve and deputy reeve were too bmi building _ sidewalks in Woolwich and Dumfries, to bother with changing our status to that of a city." ‘ paper. They are also in the minutes of the meeting, so even though there are several persons who would take all the credit to themâ€" selves, the fact remains it was my suggestion to make Waterioo a city My m-zgestions for changing the status to that of a city, were feaâ€" tured as headlines in the newsâ€" our swaddling clothes and putting on the garments of a city". Before I brought up the matter of changing our status to that of a city I consulted Mr. McGibbon, and he told me it could be done, but it would require a special act of Parliament. Consequently in my original speech at the inaugural meeting of the 1946 council, I said "it was time we were discarding I always feel somewhat, doubtful, until we have our relationship with the county: untangled, and believe me this is going to be no small job. I certainly want to join the many citizens of Waterloo, in voicing my hearty appreciation for having the Bill passed, in the Ontario Legisâ€" lature, to make Waterloo a city on January 1, 1948. I believe much of the credit for having the Bill passed in the House is due to our town solicitor, Mr. McGibbon, and although I had no doubt of it being passed, because of the heavy vote in favor of becoming a city, On the other hand, the various home owners who are now renting their property to others, point out that rented property is now more a liability than an asset. Rents have been set at a certain figure, but the cost of repairs of any and every nature have at least doubled, with the result that most rented properties have no more money spent on them for repair than is actually necessary to keep them up. Most landlords say they would be interested in building more homes than eould be rented but they refuse to build at present day prices, and then have the government dictate to them what they shall charge in the way of rent. General feeling among people questioned is that the Canadian Government is holding up the price of all commodities including real estate, because they ‘will not abandon wartime controls and, that if they would take their finger out of the control pie, prices would through competition soon reach a normal level. | The common trend of thought held by most people and by pracâ€" tically all who rent, is that rents at the present time are plenty high enough, and many people would be financially hard put to make ends meet if rent controls came off. The main trouble is of course that most people are not thinking in terms of rent alone, but in the increased cost of living, and are taking food and clothing costs into consideration when they talk about rents. Food and clothing and the actual cost of rent have actually no relationship with the exception that the cost for all comes out of the same pocket. The fact that Canada is the only country where the manufacture and sale of margarine is banned, is depriving millions of Canadians of a wholesome food product Despite protest to Parliament, this body steadily refuses to face its responsibilities and lift the should never have been imposed in the first place. It is in the interest of the farmers themselves to get behind these protests and defy the small pressure group within the dairy industry which have financed the lobby against margarine. So long as the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and other farm bodies are associâ€" ated with this bareâ€"faced and absolute butter monopoly how can they convince anyone that they are sincere in seeking wider and better markets for Canadian farm products. The Ontario objective of $2,000,000 for the Red Cross is well in sight, and the last figures received at the Ontario Division Red Cross Headquarters showed $1,360,688.00 of the provincial objective received. A number of Ontario branches have topped their objectives inâ€" cluding Hamilton with $125,000; Brantford $29,483.00; Stratford $15,000; St. Thomas $17,242.00; North Bay $7,000; Oakville $8,337; Hespeler $2,909; Geraldton $2,508; Cardinal $1,867; Elmira $1,500; Prescott $2,304; ‘Tavistock $560; North York $10,000; Sturgeon Falls $360; Lakefield $700. There seems to be completely different schools of thought on this problem as to whether the control on rented property should be lifted T hghh'"m"_â€".'â€"â€"â€"'mm the interests of the Town of m-‘mfihfiulm Street, Waterioo, every Friday. is a member of the Canadian Weekly Association and of the Ontarioâ€"Quebec Newspaper Association. THE BEAN PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Owners and Publishers Subscriptions Payable in Advance $1.00 per year in Canada; $2.00 per year outside Canada. Single copies 5 cents. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Letters To The Editor ‘THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE The Rental Control Problem Ontario Red Cross Objective Well In Sight Protest Margarine Ban Norm. Ratz FRIDAY, three year old on 3x mmdns.zpm- ducinsna.ml lbs. milk and 422 lbs fat. 2x milking in the same class the honors ..'3-. go to British ing with the record uced by h'wndnlc Fern‘s Prm 3rdâ€" mith, and $68 Ton Fat, aiso quaiityâ€" m s ing for a Silver Medal c-w l In the 305 day division the leader in the mature class on 3x milking is Brampton G. B. Maidâ€"117008â€". This cow was bred and owned by B. H. Bull & Son, and she produced 11,832 lbs. milk, 649 lbs. fat winâ€" ning a Gold Medal Certificate. On 2x milking the leadership again shifts to British Columbia when the kerd of H. Gaunt, Shawnigan Lake, represented by Deertrail Standard Sunshineâ€"109881â€"produced 10,494 lbs. milk, 702 lbs. fat, qualifying for a Gold Medal Certifichte. B. C. has the high four year old on 2x milking with the herd of M. L. Homan, Milner, B.C., anothetr comparatively new breeder leading with his Lichfeld Kathleenâ€"128585 â€"producing 10,964 )bs. milk and 634 lbs. fat winning both Gold and Silver Medal cm“mam Halton Brook Dreamerâ€"147423 â€"owned by Halton Brook Farms, Oakville, (;1qflo has the winning Ibs. fat. The three year old on 2x milkâ€" ing leader comes to Ontario with Tulip‘s Royal Sylvia 2ndâ€"131117 â€"owned by Godfrey S. Pettit, Caâ€" ledon Farm, Caledon, Ont. Sylvia produced 12,972 lbs. milk nmi 695 lbs. fat. British Columbia has the leader on 3x milking in the two year old class with Bellavista Aim‘s Pinnaâ€" cleâ€"154760â€"owned bé Bellavista Farms Ltd., Milner, B.C. with 9,421 lbs. milk and 516 lbs. fat. Ontario had the leading two yearâ€"old on 2x milking with another comparativeâ€" ly new herd taking the leadâ€"that owned by Gordon W. Bingeman, Waterloo, Ontario. Mr. Bingeman‘s Lexington Violet Generalâ€"155287 â€"qualified for a Silver Medal Cerâ€" tificate with 10,773 lbs. milk, and 611 lbs. fat. | Giant Tiny Daisyâ€"126103â€"owned by the Brandon Creamery & Supâ€" ply Co., in Brandon, Man. Daisy leads her class with 9,882 lbs. milk and 589 lbs. fat On 2x milking, Eritish Columbia steps into the lead with Hugh Savage‘s Fawndale Dreamer‘s Countessâ€"122330â€"leadâ€" ing with 11,207 lbs. milk and 683 90128â€"leads the field with 14,137 lbs .of milk and 708 lbs. fat. Her record was made as a Mature cow in the 365â€"day division, on 2x milkâ€" ing. In the same division on 3x milking the leader is Shamrock Pearl Taxpayerâ€"140882â€"owned by Don Head Farmers Ltd., Richmond, Hill, Ont. â€" â€" In the four year old class on 365 days in the 3x milking class, the leader comes from Manitoba with JERSEY CLASS LEADERS \ FOR FEBRUARY, 1947 There were two hundred and one Jersey cows qualified on Canadian Record of Performance in Februâ€" ary. The high record was made by a new herd as far as R.O.P. is conâ€" cernedâ€"that owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. Bickle, Kitchener, Ontario. The cowâ€"Rosemont Ellen 2ndâ€" ass the honors uflng to British olumbia with Hugh Savage leadâ€" 1947 We docked on Saturday morning and George, Floyd and Austin went on to London; Fred went to visit relatives in Stockton; and I spent a few d‘fi in Shropshire. Alex had remained in Belfast to cross over to Glasgow the following day. | That evening we took the boat to Scotland and we spent the next few days visiting farms and friends along the western coast. I left the party to go to Ayr and Glasgow to see some relatives and met the boys on Tuesday night when we again took the boat for Belfast But in Ireland we found that due to the continued cold and the fact that no milder weather was expected the match could not be held. The local committee had gone to no end of trouble and expense but nothing could be done. This had a much more serious meaning than just the cancellation of our contests. Most of the plowâ€" ing in Britain is conducted during the winter and everywhere the farâ€" mers are becoming worried. Be-‘ cause of so much lost time they are behind in the work. Normally ma-{ ny of them would be seeding in the last week in February but now glere still is a lot of plowing to be one. We left Belfast for the last time on Friday night, bound for Liverâ€" pool. The sea was very calm as it was on our other crossings, and we were very comfortable on the Ulâ€" ster Prince. mod en [BCZEDIIIET 2T MMC Saturday noon we ; were the |~ There seemed t guests of the Plowmen‘s Associaâ€" (of help as 22 men tion along with the Scottish andmving in cotbage English contestants. Each of us WAS There are still = presented with a half dozen linen | Army girls engage handkerchiefs, just one more examâ€" | These girls are in ple of the warm welcome and kind {factory and were c hospitality we received every-}du,ing the war s where. Nee Rcum ° Belfast Linen Mills Friday we were shown through the linen mills of William Ewart and Sons of Belfast. This mill was badly damaged in the blitz and is now being repaired. Part of the factory was operating and we saw the flax processed from the raw state to the finished product. â€" similar to the Ontario Agricultural College and has the most modern stables we have seen in Britain. After lunch we motored to Dunâ€" gannon where we visited the farm of Stephenson and Son Ltd., manuâ€" facturers of linen goods. They are building up a very fine herd of Ayrshire cattle and are preparing for a modern stable. They are also going extensively into poultry, speâ€" cializing in Rhode Island Reds and light Sussex. _ _ s wkinfiu;:n in a single plowing over . It‘s not for want of tryâ€" ing but the weather has been imâ€" possible and most matches are canâ€" celled for the year. My last letter was from Belfast while there was still a faint hope that our men might compete. Our itinerary had been rearrangedâ€"we were to return to Scotland but later were to make a fast trip back to Ireland to plow. 00 time in Beifast which we used to good advanuual:mlhe evenings we were guests erent groups of young farmers and each day we saw something of particular interâ€" On the 'h.ludair we were shown thmughd the.hrhw nmentth Buildings and spent an in the while the house was in m Wednesday two members of our party were interviewed on the BBC and in the afternoon we attemptâ€" ed to plow but the soil was too frosty. Thursday we were driven to the University Farm at Hillsborough where we saw a good herd of Milkâ€" ing Shorthorns and a fine lot of large Yorkshire hogs. This farm is Black, Esso Tractor Class winnen;and%mie.mp You go, dear. You‘ll frighten him more > .cs P 4 § ‘\.\ y â€" 1t T 0 » s e e § C py 8y / . t 2 AL) F5ge _ m ko ‘ $.2% / m y *\ )i 3. a% es â€"H : ”{»- t $ w2 oo ~JRe £ ‘:::;;‘.53 * "",‘; & ,;\ + #* S 1947, King Spadicate, Io:â€" World rights n serv! â€" 4 dy l THE WATERLOO (Ontario) CHRONICLE â€"I is The object we pursue and the spirit we manifest reveal our standâ€" point, and show what we are winâ€" ning.â€"Mary Baker Eddy. Just now I‘m back with the boys‘ in London where we are making final arrangements to start ior’ home. By the time you read th'w, I should be in Canada and PH| write one last letter to summarize | the things we have learned about \| British farming during our travels. | Electricity is availabls in most sections. but the rate is much highâ€" er than in Ontario. When the powâ€" er is first installed, there is a very high contract charge which is spread «<ver a period of years to pay for the construction of the line. Like most other places over here the land is owned by an estate and rented with the exception of 250 acres, which were purchased two years »go at £60 (241.80) per acre. This would be about the top price for“ farm property. â€" | __There seemed to be no shortage fof help as 22 men are kept yearly, |living in cotkiges on the farm. I’There are still some of the Land Army girls engaged in many places. These girls are inostly quite satisâ€" lfactory and were of great assistance iduring the war years whan help was scarce. ’ Farm Machinery Rationed \ These two farms were among the |best I saw on the tour, and their land is similar to the best we have ‘in Ontario.. The ficlds are quite large and fairly level and would be very suitable for combining. Both farmers are interested and have combines on order but canâ€" not get delivery for a year or so yet as farm machinery is still raâ€" tioned in Britain. _ This Mr. Ward aiso grows sugar beets and potatoes, about 120 acres of each. The sugar beets are deâ€" livered direct to the factory 12 miles away. The potatoes are all sprouted in trays, in a glass house, and are planted by hand. Because of so much rain the seed is plantâ€" ed whole. (This looked very wasteâ€" ful to me as some were quite large). The potatocs in this section of the country are harvested with a digâ€" ger, similar to that used at home. g.vu, Bridgnorth, who visited anada a year and a half ago with a British delegation Mr. Ward farmed 1,00Q acres in wartime but has since reduced his holdings to 550 acres His main cash crovps are sugar beets and potatoes, usually growing about 80 acres of each. He also has a small acreage of turni and mangles grown for stock mf‘ The early potatoes are followed with kale, wK?c.h makes an excelâ€" lent feed for the lambs in the late fall and winter. A small section is fenced off each day, and this is supâ€" plemented by a small grain ration. About 1,000 lambs are fed annually, and these are now being marketed, 180 each week, weighing about 125 lbs., and bringing in about £6 ($24.36) each. There are also 150 steers fed each year; these are bought in locally, and are mostly Herefords. The cattle are fed in covered paddocks, and are kept chiefly for converux:g‘ the straw inâ€" to manure. Due to the high cost of feeders, they do not consider it proâ€" fitable to feed a very heavy grain ration during the winter, and any that are not fat enough to sell are finished on grass. Marketing of Heifers Another very interesting farm is that of Mr. Ben G. Ward of Gri dle, Ryton. He is a cousin of Fra& Ward and works 900 acres close by He, too feeds a lot of cattle, having about 400 at present. He got tired feeding big steers for little profit and so is trying a scheme which is working out very weil Two or three years ago he bought 120 heiâ€" fer calves just off their dams in October. These were carried through the winter and bred at the age of 14 to 15 months. The folâ€" lowing year the calves ran with their dams until October when they were weaned and the heifer calves were kept for breeding. To mainâ€" tain the number at 120 some had to be bought. The mothers were put in sheds after the weaning, and were fed for beef, being marketed still as heifers and still under three years of age. These bring the top price, which at present is at 18¢ per pound. Du’in’thctew days 1 was i s_hl‘?:hn;‘lp‘ldunacheduhdvi sits sey farms, among them that of Mr. Frank Ward of Crowâ€" than can A warm farrwoing pen, its freeâ€" dom from draughts, its guard rail to prevent the sow crushinf the very young pigs, and its cleanliness, are also important. Anaemia, the cause of considerâ€" able loss of suckling pigs, is the reâ€" Care and feeding before and durâ€" ing pregnancy is of the utmost imâ€" portance to the number, health, and vigor of the litter. The sow needs good feed, minerals, and cxercise. lodine in the form of iodized salt is essential in deficient areas if hairlessness is to be preâ€" vented. ; _ There are several factors which influence the number of pigs weaned per litter. Most of them have to do with experience and atâ€" tention to the many small details of breeding, feeding, management ind sanitation. From a breeding or inheritance point of view the sow is mainly responsible for litter size. The boar‘s influence is later apparâ€" ent on the thrift and type of the pigs, but it is the sow and her care which influence the number born and weaned. mal Husbandry, Central Experiâ€" mental Farm, Ottawa. As the yearâ€" ly cost of maintaing the sow has to be charged to the litter or litters she raises, and as it takes almost as much feed, the main item of exâ€" pense, for a sow to raise and wean only five pigs as it would if she weaned ten or a dozen, it is obâ€" vious that the number over which this cost is spread is particularly important. _ In any discussion of cost of hog production, the questions of cost of feed, cost of breeding stock, cost of equipment, overhead, and other items must be considered. There is another point of equal importance which is sometimes overlooked and that is the question of the average number of pigs raised per litter, says J. G. Stothart, Division of Aniâ€" MORE PIGS PER LITTER TO ALL CREAM PRODUCERS IN ONTARIO wWOoRKINQ@ WITH CANADIANS IN EÂ¥VERY WALK OF LIFE siNEE 1117 ONTARIO FARM PRODUCTS MARKETING BOARD All ballots must be returned to the A gricultural after that date will not be recorded. ALL PRODUCERS MUST REGISTER m:mg_hmlovm Twmmdvoth‘m A proposed Cream M Scheme for Ontario, under the Farm Products Act, has Muhhflmlbm-"mm&mhhmfin- Producers Association. Behethenmduuuddunmâ€"hthchgkâ€"thntfldh-fii â€" utimofthe%om?«flmmhfimdhm lnui‘b“hnu:rv-i::. oflhl’todumnvohbyhloti-h'-‘fl--thm:â€" ‘"ARE YOU IN FAYOUR OF THE PROPOSED ONTARIO CREAM PRODUCERS‘ MARKETING SCHEME BEING BROUGHT INTO FORCE IN ONTARIQ" (1) By personal regist MA,prilN.lN';.or (2) By s, as follows:â€" ALL CREAM PRODUCERS ARE URGENTLY REQUESTED TO REGISTER, TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN THEIR AREAâ€"AND TO VOTE. HUSRAND, WIFE, SON OR DAUGHTER MAY YOTE, BUT ONL Y ONE FROM EACH OPERATING FARM UNIT Porliament Buildings, Queen‘s Park, Toronto, Ontario this: whet they can spare today they may nueed tomorrow. Soâ€"bit by bitâ€"their nestâ€"eggs grow. These are the people who have been fighting the battle of inflaâ€" tionâ€"doing a good turn for their Montreal during the war years. Today, the B of M family of deâ€" positors has well over a million and a half members. Nearly half a million Canadians ‘r;ilunfln and voting in cach Agricultural Representative‘s office between March 31 , or egistration and roting with the Deputy In-d-.(‘e-ri--hu.n-‘llud-uu-. A Public Meeting WaterIoo Branch: E. B. LAVELLE, Manager THURSDAY, APRIL 10 at 1.30 P.M. Banx or MoNnNTREAL NOTICE Waterloo Town Hall several ways. One of the simplest is to feed each little pig an amount of "reduced iron" equal in size to a tablet of about a quarter inch in diameter when about three, ter., and twenty days old. Â¥ First Cburch of Christ, Scientist sult of an iron deficiency in the sow‘s milk and can be remedied in Cormer Water and Francis Streets, Kitchenmer CHURCH SERVICE AND SUNDAY SCHOOL: 11 AM. '“Iv*l-fi.ulo’“‘-mdmm healing are given. Christian Scionce Reading Reem in the Church open daily, 2 to 5.30, cucept Sundage and logal holidays. « M‘FOI SALE" _ Will be held at From 10.30 to 10.45 p.2. MOoNDAY, APRIL 7% LISTEN TO STATION "ONTARIO is NOT will speak on . gin seaviog now as the B of M ? their bank account is the first step to achieving personal indeâ€" pendence and to geting those things they want most. Why not follow the lead of more than a million Canadians and beâ€" growing dollars mean growing ing meansâ€"they keow that before April 30, 1947. Any baltets reccived These people know what sayâ€" PREMIER If after the foregoing details are followed the sow raises a small litâ€" ter of runty pigs the best place for her is the pork barrel. However, there are not many strains that fail to produce when given the chance and if profit is expected attention to the small item is essential. CBL Â¥riday, April 4, 1947 M BANK ul "Je°