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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
One of my professors out at Texas Tech University always told us that we aren’t just raising cattle, we’re raising grass, because without grass there is no cattle business. The same applies to most livestock species and crops we seek to raise- without good land management, no good yield can grow.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Tony Dean
There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.
Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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