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Student activities of the new school year are the focus of this autumn issue. Agricultural articles pertain to the benefits of mixed farming methods, balanced nutrition for poultry, and the challenges of field-crop seed production due to the war. Of interest is a report of the 1914 agricultural demonstration work on the Better Farming Train in Saskatchewan. The horticultural article addresses the profitability of fruit growing with the improvement in transportation and packaging. The editorial comments on the freshmen initiation and the O. A. C. Review competition. The campus news reports on the activities in the biology building, Y. M. C. A., the campus elections, and photographs of the freshmen initiation. The Alumni column includes wartime correspondence from the front, and alumni updates. The Macdonald Institute column reports on the Macdonald women's initiation and list the employment activities of recent graduates. While the Locals column provides campus humour. Canada Mixed farming in Ontario Balanced rations for poultry The production of field root seed in Ontario Saskatchewan's Better Farming Train Fruit packages Editorial Alumni College life Athletics Macdonald Locals

The theme of this issue is rural improvement. Some articles on rural improvement focus on rural education, as a way to combat the farm labor shortage, to relieve the monotony of farm life for the famer's wife, and Saskatchewan's Circulating College utilization of the Better Farming Train. Agricultural rural improvement articles consist of the preservation of food, the importance of vigorous potato stock, the value in painting barns, the profitability of commercial fertilizers, the need for a water supply throughout the farmhouse, and the need for good roads. Horticultural articles pertaining to rural improvement include how gladioli can beautify the home, and the farm garden. Campus news consists of reports of the Union Literary meeting, the Literary Society discussions, the Sophomore Banquet, and the athletic results for the hockey and basketball games. The Macdonald column highlights the success of the Third Year Dance. The Alumni column consists of alumni news and several military letters from O. A. C. soldiers. Rural education The church and country life Preservation and care of foods on the farm Importance of securing vigorous potato seed stock Why humdrum? Saskatchewan's Circulating Train Should barns be painted? Fertilizers and their use The problem of the water supply in the rural home Gladioli The farmer's garden Good roads as a public benefactor Editorial Alumni Athletics College life Macdonald Locals

This wartime issue provides a history of the O. A. C. contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps. Agricultural articles pertain to the profitability of cereal breeding, harvesting ice for cold storage, the benefit of field drainage, and opportunities working as an Ontario District Representative. Other agricultural articles address improvements to poultry production, poultry raising in B. C., and the art of apiculture. Of interest is an article regarding the Better Farming Train of Ontario. The editorial begins with an obituary for Moses Rittenhouse and his contribution to the Vineland Experimental Station, and continues with a commentary on the loss of faculty to other institutions. Campus news reports on athletic activities, the masquerade dance, and the Literary Society. The Alumni column includes marriage announcements, and alumni updates. The Macdonald Institute column reports on the Macdonald women's paper chase and the activities of the Red Cross Society. While the Locals column provides campus humour. November The opportunities of the cereal breeder The O. A. C. Contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps Harvesting the ice crop The Better Farming Special The drainage plot: it's value Why is a hen? The District Representative Poultry raising in B. C. during the past year The art of beekeeping Editorial Alumni Athletics College life Macdonald Macdonald locals Local editor's query column Locals advertising