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Letter from the Editor

Published

9 years ago

March 28, 2014

NTFR

Welcome NTFR readers to the
March 2014 issue. Read along this
month as producer Rayford Pullen
explains the importance of recording
birth and weaning weights on calves.
Also this month read about the many
colors of a horse and how domestication
has changed the horse.
After, read about the informative
seminar that took place in February with
Select Breeders Southwest featuring Dr.
Sharon Spier. The seminar discussed
genetic diseases and testing. Read along
as we learn about the Rater family and
how they came to own not just a piece
of Pearson Livestock Equipment, but
also the company.
Next, our own contributing writer,
Rayford Pullen, is NTFR’s profile. The
long-time, Bellevue cattle producer
was given the distinguished position as
Texas Angus Association President in
January 2014.
A unique story this month is the tale
of Little g Dude Ranch and the woman
behind it, Myrtle Gaisford. Gaisford
established the dude ranch in 1951
because of a love for children and to
fulfill a promise to her late son, Johnny.
Read about the third annual Cowboy
True Art Exhibit & Auction happening
this March. This one-of-a-kind event
hosts the best artists, sculptures,
silversmiths, photographers and more,
under one roof all to celebrate the
working ranch cowboy.
To wrap up the county show season,
this month we visited the Cooke
County Youth Fair and Wilbarger
Junior Livestock Show. NTFR
highlights 4-H and FFA members. For
those not pictured, visit our website.
Readers will be interested to know
where the Tales ‘N’ Trails museum is
located in Nocona and the museums
impressive collection of history relics
from the area. Also, this month’s history
piece is the tale of two infamous people
who were successful in escaping from
the old Montague County Jail.
As the March issue comes to a close,
read along as Russell Graves details
the wild pig explosion in a four part
series and David Gregory’s country
humor in Horsefaethers. As always, if
you have a photo or article idea you
would like to see in North Texas Farm
& Ranch, send it our way at jessica@
NorthTexasFarmAndRanch.com.
Until next month,
Jessica Bartel

Attractions

Dixie House Cafe: Home of the Big Buns

Published

8 hours ago

March 25, 2023

NTFR

By Donna Long

If you are hankerin’ for home cooking just like grandma used to make with fresh ingredients, then look no further than Dixie House Cafe with locations in Fort Worth, Saginaw, and Euless. Dixie House, which was originally named Theresa’s Cafe after its owner, opened its first restaurant in 1983.

In the early days, it was just Theresa and one employee that ran the cafe. Between the two of them, they created mouth-watering meals from scratch using tried and true recipes. Dixie House is where the nostalgic vibe of a 60’s diner meets the charm of Southern hospitality and cooking. The portions are substantial, and the flavor is reminiscent of a time when meals were slow-cooked with families gathered in the kitchen and not hurriedly microwaved.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.

Equine

No Winter Blues in Rodeo

Published

2 days ago

March 23, 2023

NTFR

By Phillip Kitts

With most of America fighting off the winter blues and setting their sights on the warmth of spring, the rodeo world is already heating up. It is often common chatter about how the rodeo world really does not have an off season. In October when the regular season wraps up, it is not even a week before rodeo athletes start running to fall rodeos so they can start building up money toward the next year’s finals. It is true that fall rodeos do not have big payouts, but many athletes take the every dollar counts approach and throw several of them on the calendar.

November and December may be the slowest months of the rodeo year, but believe it or not, there are still plenty of places rodeo athletes can go and earn a small check. Traditionally the number of rodeos in the winter months is lower, but the few events that do happen tend to have big payouts. Pretty much every rodeo fan knows all about places like Denver, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Rapid City. These are all big scale events with huge payouts.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.