Country Lifestyles
Lute & Granny Jackson
By Judy Wade
Much has been written about Lute and Granny Jackson and their part in the history of southern Oklahoma while it was still Indian Territory. Lute was once summoned to “hanging” in Judge Parker’s court in Fort Smith, Ark., accused of killing a sheep herder and his sheep. His mother, Amanda, accompanied him to plead his case and met and exchanged recipes with the infamous Belle Starr. Lute was acquitted.
However, the mother-son duo had quite a history in Texas before moving to Indian Territory.
Amanda (Granny) Jackson was born in 1819 near what is now Plantersville, Miss. She married William A. Jackson in 1843 and they had five daughters and three sons. Lucian Boneparte (called Lute by his family) was born in 1857 in Genoa, Ark., and was six years old when the family moved to Illinois Bend in Montague, Texas, just south of the Red River and the Choctaw-Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory.
In 1862, William Jackson was returning to Mississippi to retrieve some of the family’s belongings when he was killed near what is now Idabel, Okla. He was found dead, lying in the bed of his abandoned wagon. It was assumed he was killed and robbed by thieves who took his horses, supplies and about $40 in gold coins, considered a large sum in those days.
Shortly after his death, the Jackson homestead was raided by Indians and his barns and hay were burned. Interested only in stealing the horses, the Indians circled the house several times, shooting arrows into the log walls and rode north across the river.
The children pulled out the arrows and kept them for several years.
Shortly after that raid in 1868, a company of soldiers was camped near Illinois Bend to patrol the border between Indian Territory and Texas to prevent Indian raids in the area. One Sunday afternoon as the soldiers were playing baseball, the soldiers themselves were attacked by the same band of Indians that had raided the Jackson homestead.
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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.
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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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