O. A. C. Review Volume 24 Issue 5, February 1912
Publisher: Ontario Agricultural College
Published: 1912-02-01
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: OAC Review; College news; editorial; agriculture; Spain; pruning; apple tree; poetry; oats producing stalks; oat stooling; gasoline engine; agricultural journalism; career opportunities; milk hygiene; bacteria; dairy breeding; artificial incubation; agricultural economics; poultry; bees; apples; hatching eggs; poultry department; agricultural education; Farmer's Institute; Better Farming Special; President Soule; athletics; football; hockey; basketball; baseball; Conversazione; Conversat; Dairy Short Course; public speaking contest; Union Literary Society; skating party; Macdonald Institute; Y. W. C. A.; Schools' and Teachers' Department; alumnae; local news; personals; alumni; advertising; Guelph
Description: This issue contains articles on Spain, the best method of pruning apple trees, early sprouting of planted oat seed, maintenance of a gasoline engine, a career in agricultural journalism, the profitability of cleaner milk, and agricultural education with special exhibits on trains. The poultry articles pertain to artificial incubation, the profitability of combining poultry with bees and apples, producing the best eggs for hatching, and updates from the O. A. C. poultry department. Campus news highlights the Conversazione, the public speaking contest, the Union Literary Society meeting, and the athletic results. The Macdonald column provides articles on a new student's impression of the college, the work of the Y. W. C. A., and the Literary Society of Macdonald Hall. The Schools' and Teachers' Department column features a lesson plan for a course in woodworking. Alumni news provides a current biography of the successful alumni, A. M. Soule.