O. A. C. Review Volume 23 Issue 9, June 1911
Publisher: Ontario Agricultural College
Published: 1911-06-01
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: OAC Review; College news; editorial; agriculture; world peace movement; Canada peace movement; agricultural efficiency; agricultural education; poetry; Madrid Spain; intensive dairy farming; Ontario history; pioneer farmer; apiculture short course; beekeeping O. A. C.; commercial fertilizer; hay production; peach crop; orchard fertilizer; corn yield; corn breeding; poultry industry; Peterborough County; poultry trade Canada; Biology Club banquet; college examinations; Sophomore banquet; faculty; track athletics; cricket Canada; O. A. C. cricket; Macdonald Institute; home economics; institutional housekeeping; women's baseball; Schools' and Teachers' Department; teacher education; alumnae; local news; personals; alumni; advertising; Guelph
Description: This issue contains articles on Canada and the world peace movement, life-long agricultural education, a student's description of Madrid, the profitability of intensive dairy farming, the contribution that Ontarian pioneers made to agriculture, and O. A. C.'s short course in beekeeping. Agricultural articles pertain to the use of commercial fertilizers increasing the profitability of hay production and peach production. The Experimental column outlines how to improve a corn crop. The Poultry column reviews the poultry trade in Canada, specifically in Peterborough County. The campus news reports on the Biological Club banquet, the sophomore banquet, and athletic endeavors in developing an exceptional track team and prospects of cricket in Canada. The Schools' and Teachers' Department column features the value of teacher training in agriculture and horticulture at the college. The Macdonald column features an article on the relationship between home economics and institutional housekeeping.