O. A. C. Review Volume 29 Issue 3, November 1916
Publisher: Ontario Agricultural College
Published: 1916-11-01
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: OAC Review; College news; editorial; agriculture; Canada seed; grain seed; corn seed; potatoes; field root seed; vegetable seed; flower seed; fattening chickens; crate fed chicken; battery cages; corn; York County; winter food storage; canned fruit; military hospital food; honey; farm tractors; C. O. T. C.; Canadian Officers' Training Corps; country life Ontario; military diary; 56th O. S. Battery; 56th O. A. C. Battery; A. S. Hammersley; Petawawa Camp; Witley Camp; poetry; drainage short course; Red Cross; casualties; honour roll; military letters; photograph; athletics; football; track and field; basketball; Union Literary meeting; Cosmopolitan Club; Macdonald Institute; initiation; Y. W. C. A.; women's field day; alumnae; local news; personals; alumni; Guelph
Description: This issue's agricultural articles focus on the production of quality seed for various crops, the profitability of battery fed chickens, a corn experiment in York County, and the honey market. Other articles address the popularity of farm tractors, and the changes to country life. Military articles include the preparation of canned fruit for military hospitals, the Canadian Officers' Training Corps, and a military diary by alumnus Hammersley regarding his journey from Petawawa to Witley, England. A Macdonald alumna shares her knowledge of thrift and economy in preparation of winter food. Campus news reports on fundraising for the Red Cross, the Union Literary meeting, and the Cosmopolitan Club At Home promenade. Athletic events include the start of the football season and the field day results for the men and women. The Macdonald column features the women's initiation, the work of the Y. W. C. A., and the Macdonald Hall elections. The Alumni column contains alumni news including additions to the honour roll, those killed in action, and letters from the Front.