O. A. C. Review Volume 30 Issue 4, December 1917

by: Ontario Agricultural College

Publication date: 1917-12-01

Publisher: Ontario Agricultural College

Collection: oac_review; university_of_guelph; ontario_council_university_libraries; toronto

Digitizing sponsor: University of Guelph - University of Toronto Libraries

Contributor: Literary Society of the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph

Language: English

This expanded issue contains agricultural articles regarding Aberdeen Angus cattle, improving the profitability of poultry production, results of the O. A. C. livestock sale, neglect of the farm apple orchard, a report on the Conference of Potato Growers, and an outline of the stock judging trip by the senior class. Other articles include the advent of powered milk, how to increase Canada's food supply, the potential in farming in Western Canada, and famous Christmas days in Canadian history. This issue printed the winners of the O. A. C. Review's competition in short stories, poetry, photographs, and cartoons. Wartime articles include the rules and regulations of sending food to prisoners of war, and tile drainage during wartime. Campus news reports on the new Union Government's immigration bill, the success of the production of The Cricket on the Hearth, and the results of the athletic teams for rugby, baseball, basketball, and track. The reinstituted Query column answers agricultural queries. The Macdonald column reports on the creation of a chapter of the Daughters of the Empire, and women's tennis tournament results. The Alumni column is extensive in this issue with the listing of the Honor Roll, a list of the alumni killed in the war, and the military addresses of the seniors on active service.

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Description_tableofcontents: The Aberdeen Angus as a breed; The personal factor in poultry-keeping; Christmas; Live stock sale at the O. A. C.; Germs; Christmas days famous in Canadian history; Rules and regulations regarding the sending of food to prisoners of war; Powdered milk; Tile drainage in wartime; Another side of greater efficiency; The future of the farm apple orchard; Report of Conference of Potato Growers and Specialists; Notes on Western Canada; Stock judging by fourth year "Ag." men; Editorial; Go, My Son!; Alumni; A Yule-tide Greeting; College life; Athletics; Query; Macdonald; Locals;

Editor: L. E. O Neill; J. B. Munro; A. M. Stewart; R. W. Maxwell; A. H. Musgrave; F. L. Ferguson; J. Shales; C. F. Patterson; C. Murdock; G. R. Wilson; G. H. Scott; R. A. Brink; Mildred Ruttan;