Country Lifestyles
Cowboy Culture – The Infamous “LE” And “Stupid”
By Clay Reid
Many moons ago when I first went to work for Mr. Hawley, he told me that he had a couple of horses he purchased years before over in a trap along the highway west of Holliday, and they were mine for the using if I felt the need.
Well, me being a poor man and always in need of horse flesh, I soon scurried over there to see what surprise awaited me. I was like a kid on Christmas. Little did I know what I was getting into.
When I pulled up and got out, I saw two good looking ponies out there in the trap grazing. One was a great big buckskin horse that I would soon name “LE” for the brand that he wore on his left shoulder.
The other was a good looking, well built sorrel that I just as soon named “Stupid” and the name says it all. Well, I walked through the set of pens, and as I stood in the gate holding a bridle, I let out a whistle to see if these old cayuses would come running.
To my delight, just as soon as I did, the buckskin threw his head in the air, looked at me and came a running. I thought to myself, “Well, look at this guy; he’s ready to go to work.” But as he drew in closer I soon saw in his eyes that work was the last thing on his mind.
You see when he came through the gate I could see the evil in his eyes, and his teeth were glaring as he tried to bite me when he came running at me.
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By Nicholas Waters
As winter plods along – come Spring and gopher mounds – homeowners and farmers find themselves playing a familiar song – fiddling while Rome is burning.
Let’s make a mountain out of a molehill. Those mounds on your lawn and pasture could be moles, but they’re more than likely gophers; Plains Pocket Gophers to be pragmatic – Geomys bursarius to be scientific.
These rodents dig and chew, and the damage they can do goes beyond the mounds we mow over. Iowa State University cited a study in Nebraska showing a 35 percent loss in irrigated alfalfa fields due to the presence of pocket gophers; the number jumped to 46 percent in decreased production of non-irrigated alfalfa fields.
The internet is replete with academic research from coast-to-coast on how to curtail gopher populations, or at least control them. Kansas State University – then called Kansas State Agricultural College – also published a book [Bulletin 152] in February 1908 focused exclusively on the pocket gopher.
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By Annette Bridges
Everyone needs a room with a view that makes their heart happy. My honest favorite panorama would be either the mountains or the ocean. I have yet to convince my hubby to make permanent moves to either, although he does enjoy the visits as much as I do.
The location of our house on our ranch does not provide the expansive field of vision of our land that I would enjoy. So, I have created a room decorated and furnished in a way that gives me smiles, giggles, and a wonderful peace-filled feeling when I am hanging out in it. I am in that place right now writing this column. I am in a lounging position with my computer in my lap on the chaise that was once my sweet mama’s. I had it reupholstered this year to give it a fresh look.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Local celebrity dancers of the greater Gainesville area brought the house down recently at the second annual “Dancing With Our Stars” contest in Lindsay. The event raised more than $200,000 as the sponsored dance teams did their best to take home the grand prize.
The money raised will go to the “Heart of NTMC” Campaign for the purchase of a cardiac capable CT machine for the Gainesville hospital. Rodolfo “Rudy” Martinez and Sherry Sherriden took home the Mirror Ball Trophy.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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