The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-10-29

GNfttau 101 HI WoihIh WAL RI hatS1R~
ested in the new bulletin on The
Kitchen" just issued by the Montana
Extension Service. prepared by Miss
Gertrude Hoffman, former extension
specialist in home management.
During the past two years kitchens
contests were held in five Montana
counties under the direction Of ex-
tension specialists and county home
demonstration agents. Approximate
ly 100 farm women enrolled in the
work Of improving kitchens. In many
cases the improvements made as a
result of these contests were suffi-
cient to cut the kitchen work of farm
women in two. The contests also
brought out the need for a standard
reference work which would assist
women in the work of kicthen inn
provement. The present bulletin is
intended to satisfy that need.
The results Of the kitchen contests
in the state showed many kicthens
can be arranged at little expense to
simplify the work of farm women and
to eliminate much Of the drudgery so
often associated with farm kitchens.
The kitchen bulletin contains practi-
cal hints and suggestions to help with
this work Of kitchen improvement
The bulletin contains plans for kit
chens showing how equipment may
be arranged to eliminate all needless
steps and unnecessary motions, and
givesdirections for making such arti-
cles of equipment as cupboards, ice
less refrigerators, dumb walters, bins
and many other articles of like nature
Instructions are given for installing
running water at little expense.
While much of the bnlietin is davot-
ed to the practical things which make
kitchen work aaser for farm womne,
directions are given also for making
kitchens more pleasant and cheerful
Lighting and ventilation are discussed
various colors are considered and
means for improving floors and walls
are taken up
The bulletin is complete refer
ence work ON kitchen Improvement,
contains 90 pages and Ia well illus
trated- Copies may be secured with
out cost from the Montana Extension
Service, Bozeznzn-
Sheridan County is waging an in
tensive campaign to eliminate tuber-
culosis from its beef and dairy cattle
Efforts are being centere dat the pre-
sent time upon definite area which
includes about one-thfrd Of the coun-
ty, for the purpose of testing all cat
tie in hits section first. When this
work is completed the area win be
designated as modified accredited :
Five federal and state veterinarians
are engaged in the work
County officials are planning to
continue the work when the present
area is completed so that the entirf
county eventually will be placed on
the tuberculosis free accredited list.
The eradication Of tuberculosis in
cattle is making rapid progress in the
United States. AT the present time
more than million herds of approx
matciy ten million cattle have beer
once tested, In the neighborhood OF
$4,000 herds have been accredited as
free from the disease. Montana has
more than kept pace with the rest o1
the United States, there being ap-
proximateIy 100000 head Of cattle in
10000 herds in the state that have
been once tested for tuberculosis.
Montana is also distinguished by
the fact that SO few cattle are found
to be affected with the disease. In o
recent monthly report Of the work In
the state, more than eight Thousand
cattle were tested during the month
and only rs reactors were found. Dur
ing the same month the State Of
Pennsylvania tested about the same
number Of cattle and AIT reactors
were found.
Tuberculosis testing work Is direct
ed by the United States Bureau OF
Animal Husbandry and state I've stock
sanitary boards. In Montana DR.. ]
w. Murdoch is the bureau official and
w. J. Butler, state veterinarian, il
In charge for the state.
The Fourth Annual Northern Mon
tana Corn and Pure Seed Show will
be held At Glasgow, November -
Al IN other pears the counties of Chos
taau. HILL Blaine. Phillips, Valley
Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt ani
northern MeCone and Garfield will
be represented at the show. N. E