The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-10-10

taken from the County Extension
Agents and State Specialists re
ports reveal the following:
The earliest requests for Home
Demonstration work, which dates
back to 1921 and 1924, were fol-
help with clothing construction
work, which consisted mainly il
solving problems of remodeline
and fitting of garments. This
help was given by the State Cloth
ing Specialists through arrange
ment of the County Agent to 42
women representing four rural
community groups.
The most important piece Of
Home Demonstration work con-
Quoted in Roosevelt county has
been the Kitchen Improvement
project which began with three
communities, two white and one
Indian groups, 1926, and was later
extended, after the employment of
a District Home Demonstration
agent in June, 1928, to include 10
additional communities. A series
of meetings on kitchen arrange
ment, repair and care of walls,
woodwork and floor finishes,
homemade and commercial equip
ment and water and sewage dis
posal systems was given by the
Home Demonstration Agent. A
total of II kitchens were enrolled
and scored by the agent and in
dividual help given with such
problems as Encouragement of
equipment for convenience and
efficiency, installation of water
systems, making of homemade
cupboards, kitchen stools, iceless
refrigerators, and other equip
ment. Achievement Day programs
and tours were held in July at
which prizes were awarded and
kitchen improvements inspected.
Altho many have found it neces-
sary because of poor crop condi-
tons to delay improvements,
those who were enrolled in this
have made plans for i'm
proving their kitchens and other
looms just as soon as money is
available for this purpose.
Agent Does Indian Work
Beginning July LIST of this year
/ cooperative plan whereby Roose-
relt county was able to plan with
he Montana Extension Service,
he Office of Cooperative Exten-
ion Work, Washington, D. c.,
nd the Department of the Inter
or, Washington, D. c., and the To-
al Fort Peck Indian Bureau at
full time service of a
lone Demonstration Agent was
ecured to conduct Home Demon
tration and All club work with
10Th Indian and white women for
which Roosevelt county pays at
resent only $500 per year.
Miss Elizabeth Hart, County Ex-
ension Agent, has therefore been
n consultation with leaders of In
Ian work and is conducting a
improvement program on
God preservation, milk utilization,
use of the garden for win
err, food for t~uberculous people,
ating for health, meat equiva-
ents and their preparation, three
meals a day and the market bas-
let.
The detectives as outlined by
Hiss Hart in her work with In
ians are as follows:
/. To teach the most acceptable
Methods of food preservation and
Eliminate the use of canning
'owders.
2. To make it possible for the
Lousewife to preserve clean, nutri-
ious food for ready use at any
8. To teach economical prac-
ices concerning farm produce.
4. To make desirable and pos
ible a better nutrition program
n Indian homes.
5. To help on control of tuber-
by prophylactic and
lietetic measures
6. To teach the Indians econ
,my of raising and using home
produce instead of unwise pur-
chasing of commercial products.
Z. To discourage the now pre-
heavy use of meats and to
encourage the use of meat equiva-
ents and vegetables by teaching /
correct preparation.
s. To give the Indian housewife
basis for choice when she buys.
Indian women are organized for
his work at Frazer, Wolf Point,
Chelsea, Poplar, Riverside and
AGENT Does All Club Work
Fourth club work for girls has.
,een under the supervision of the
Home Demonstration Agent since
May 1st of this year. AS a result
III girls were enrolled as con-
rasted with 38 girls who complet-
ID work last year, when one agent
vas attempting to carry all the
club work for both boys and
urls. The clothing work done by
he 4H club girls in Roosevelt
county was among the very best