Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-13

evidently motorists. who entered tn,
lobby. One of the young women il
particular arrested our attention--hel
extremely bright color and easy car
riage marked her as one who LIVED
much In the ut-of-doors. We saw
her receive several hearty greetings a.
| she paused at the desk, and deciding
that she must be some one out of tn.
ordinary, we made bold to inquire
whom she might be, expecting reply
that would explain her as being goli
| enthusiast or at least a tennis cham
pion. One may well imagine the sur
prise that came from the astonishing
reply: That lady? Why that is Miss
Brockway, the girl who raises pigs.
| We looked again, but in no way coulu
| we associate that well gowned, thor
oughly refined looking person with pigs
! as we know them. But this second
| look revealed to us the fact that SUI e
enough it was our own Alice Brock
way, known to many Washington
county people. We determined 70
| know more OF her, and the informa-
ton sought has not been in vain.
Many of the details of the immense
! work she carries Gil will be of inter-
est to others, and will be but another
revelation Of what a woman can ac-
complish, altho Miss Brockway has
heretofore successfully elnded public
ity.
Miss Alice Brockway was born and
grew to womanhood in Washington
county, Iowa, but for the last dozen
years or more the Brockway family
ho, n.;I I 40 fa rr1
established by Madison Let's. their
grandfather in the early fifties. This
farm is one of the oldest and most in
teresting farms in southeastern Iowa,
and Is place we'll known for it's fine
stock and many acres of rich alfalfa
land You Will find on this farm a
handsome herd of thoroughbred
Percheron horses, big herd of dairy
cows, ali registered Holsteins, and last,
but not least, hundreds of red hogs OF
the Duroc variety. II is to the latter
branch of industry on this busy farm
that Miss Brockway deYotes her en-
tire time, and probably no other young
woman in Iowa-and l might venture
even larger area--follows SO unusual
an occupation
For the pasIhai ia dozen years Miss
Brockway has been raising Durocs for
the market, and she has experienced
all of the ups and downs of the mar
kets. and of the business, but with il
all. she has probably been success
full as any Of her brother competitors.
The work is not directed at long range
nor By occasional visits - the pigSerE.
for she her. elf and one efficient man
nay ~ al thI airing tnr
the numerous mothers and their lit
ters &c preparing car leads OF the I'm
ished product for the market.
The number of hogs raised on this
farm runs between 500 and 1000 an
ruaiIy. Two crops are raised each
year. the spring filters coming due
the last Of January and during the two
months following, the fall litters arriN-
ing In August and Septembter-not
later. In this way the first crop IS
ready for the market and off hand By
the time they have cleaned up the corn
fields. leaving only the fall littsrs to
be carried thru the cold weather.
These fall pigs are easily cared for and
make quick finish on the alfalfa pas
;u-es u. the early summer. The ma
jority of the hogs are marketed at
about 225 to $50 pounds weight
The mothers of the herd receive the
best possible care. They number over
100. and each one is of particular mer-
it. Miss Brockway is especially partial
to the older mothers, and we nave
never seen more quiet, better pc
ilaved lot. Few develop any vicious
tendencies, which may be due to the
quiet manner in which they are hand
led Many Of them have ramarhaDie
records. and offspi ings too numerous
TO mention III narrowing time thes:
mothers are given close attention. Or
der and sanitation are insisted upon
always and it may be tfsy appreciate
a woman's Instinct in meeting their
demands. for nothing is left undone
To further the elfare Of the new fami-
lies Miss Brockway advocates that
the mother hog is very susceptible 10
sire myers and for this reason no Fis
itors are invited and but few admittea
to inspect abe new pigs ana 'heir
mothers.
Miss BrOckway dresses for her WorA
and knows tn. secret of wearing warm
clothing. she is seldom indoors eveh
on the coolest days, but Is constant
~ OH her beat. regardless 81 the
weather This outdoor life mas gwen
her as a reward. an abundance Ok
splendid health ana good spirits such
az few women possess. She always
see the sunny side of life, which is
quality with which few swine breed
ers are blessed, and one hears nef
merry laugh ring out from depth Oh
the piggery many times day. her
knowledge of stock is not limited 70
inc crimson Handlers" as she Calls
her herd, but she is thoroughly en-
Gent in managing any Of the farm IN
terests or the entire farm when neca
be-in fact. she has proven herseii
equal to any emergency.