Country Lifestyles
127 Years of Uniting Communities- United Way
By Jessica Bartel, editor
The gateway to the American West was forged by the wagon wheels of our ancestors. Far back in history, one can find pioneer men and women who settled this country looked out for one another. Traveling sometimes in large groups of 20 to 40 covered wagons across the Great Plains or mountain passes, they traveled in groups known as wagon trains. These people relied on each other for mutual assistance whether it was forming a circle or square at night for shelter from the elements or defense from Native Americans. While Indians did attempt horse raids under night’s dark cover, they rarely attacked at night.
Those who made a successful arrival and settled were faced not only with Indian threat, but also illness, perils such as floods, merciless heat, bone-chilling cold, death of family members, incessant hunger and much more. Their triumph was based on supporting others through the obstacles the untamed land threw at them. They were neighbors helping neighbors. That same mentality was not lost. In 1887 a Denver woman, a priest, two ministers and a rabbi recognized that their community had a welfare need that had to be addressed. That was when the United Way was born. Together, they planned and coordinated local services and conducted a single fund-raising campaign for 22 agencies.
By 1919 the name, Community Chest was widely adopted by the United Way and used until the early 1950s. That year there were 39 known Community Chests. By 1929 there were 353. By 1948 there were more than 1,000 communities that had established United Way organizations. In 2009 the United Way International and United Way of America came together to form the United Way World Wide, the largest privately-funded nonprofit in the world with more than 1,800 United Way organizations in 41 countries and territories. To read more pick up the September 2014 issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.
By: Martha Crump
Most cattle producers can tell you quite a lot about balancing cattle diets for energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals based on the specific needs for their herd and type of operation.
A key factor, and one that is often overlooked, is that how your animals perform is also directly affected by their water intake.
Now many of you may already be thinking “well of course water is necessary, anybody knows that!”
In many years, as September marches into October, we are beginning to experience some return of rainfall. But as many of us know, that is not always the case. Often we are still experiencing hot and dry weather, and water supplies are dwindling.
When we find ourselves experiencing those types of fall conditions, it is critical to not only understand the daily water requirements for cattle, but also the impact that the quality of water can have on herd health and development.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Annette Bridges
A friend and I were recently talking about our husbands. She made a comment that I felt also perfectly described me and my hubby.
“He slows me and I hurry him. I’m sure that is why we do well together,” she said.
“Precisely!” I thought. Why?
Because when two different worlds collide, it can be magical.
No matter what those two different worlds are- a man and a woman with very different personalities, beliefs, or backgrounds, two partners with contrasting passions, strengths, or talents, or when a country boy marries a city girl.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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