This issue's articles address winter birds in Ontario, dairy tariffs and the Ontario farmer, nocturnal birds and the spread of noxious weeds in impure grain seed. The agricultural articles pertain to government dairy testing associations, the future in agriculture on the Prairies, and the economics of mutton production. The Horticulture articles address the profitability of fruit farming in Ontario, and greenhouse tomatoes. Campus articles include the examination results, how the O. A. C. is the largest residential college in Canada, and winter athletic activities. The Macdonald Institute column has an article on cooking classes in rural schools. Alumni news is available in the Our Old Boys column and this issue features the class of 1874.