O. A. C. Review Volume 30 Issue 5, January 1918
Publisher: Ontario Agricultural College
Published: 1918-01-01
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Subjects: OAC Review; College news; editorial; agriculture; Dr. Creelman; skim milk; buttermilk; nutrition; dairy; hog production; pork; bacon; Shorthorn Cattle; Ontario Provincial Winter Fair; Seed Growers' Association; grain; bean; corn; co-operative experiments; weeds; flower seed; flower garden; farming; poetry; apiculture; honey production; short story; Khaki University; Mac Hall; Animal Husbandry Club; Experimental Union; obituary; enlistments; military letters; marriages; athletics; Massey Hall lecture; Y. M. C. A.; college organization election; query; Macdonald Institute; Y. W. C. A.; alumnae; local news; personals; alumni; Guelph
Description: This issue's agricultural articles pertain to Shorthorn Cattle, the profitability of increased crop production, and experimental work in weed eradication. Wartime articles address the necessity of increasing honey production due to the sugar shortage, utilizing skim milk and buttermilk as human food, the necessity of increasing hog production for feeding the army, and the formation of the Khaki University. The floriculture article is about growing flowers from seed. While the Query column answers agricultural queries. Campus news reports on the contribution of the Mac Hall girls, the demand for an increased livestock supply, the missionary conference of the Y. M. C. A., and that the athletic focus will be on hockey. The Macdonald column includes notes from the Y. W. C. A. meeting, and excitement over the term examinations. The Alumni column contains news of the war, alumni updates, and a military letter.