Country Lifestyles
Cowboy Culture
By Clay Reid
Hello folks. Welcome to another edition of Redneck Chronicles by the ever lovable Clay Reid. Of course it’s deadline time and I am scrambling to get my content in before the boss lady raps a knot on my head. Be easy on me. I am slow and stupid, but my desire has been hard to find lately.
Anyway, as I was walking around the house trying to inspire myself to sitting down and starting as well as finding motivation on my topic, I stubbed my toe, and for whatever reason it spurred a memory of a visit to the Dan Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari, N.M., many moons ago.
I was working for Singleton Ranches on a place that used to be owned by Dr. Dan Trigg. I let my temper get the best of me, and after a bunch of calves ran off from the herd, I decided that one, if not all, of those midget bovines were going to feel the wrath of my 30 foot leash that is sometimes called a lasso.
I took to those suckers cussing and a crying and a spurring and a whipping. I was madder than a hornets’ nest because it was getting dang close to dinner time, and I was so hungry I could have ate a horse. I believe they call it being “hangry” these days. You call it what you will, but nothing ever good comes out of it.
We were moving these pairs up the mountain to a new pasture, and we were short handed to start with and even more short handed when our boss man decided that he wanted to pretend he was John Wayne in the movie “Red River.” You see he had his old lady drive the cake truck and sook these cows, and me and my old buddy Cody Jack followed behind pushing them along. Well, boss man thinks for some reason he has to be on point leading the cake truck.
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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.
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Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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