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For three generations, the Caraways' have
been active in the pig industry. Starting in the 1940s, when
Bo was six years old, his father, Jake, began raising commercial
hogs. Bo continued the tradition into the 1980s, owning and
operating a 200 sow commercial hog operation. Partnering with
his youngest son, Shane, in the late 1990s, the Caraways' turned
their focus to raising quality show pigs. There have continually
been differing amounts and breeds of swine on the Caraway farm
for the past 60 years, but it wasn't until 1999 that Bo and Shane
narrowed their focus to raising Spots, Berks, and Polands.
Growing up on a farm, Bo always knew that he wanted to pursue
a career in the agriculture field. In 1964, Bo married his wife
of 40 years, Pat, and shortly after graduated from Tarleton State
University with a degree in agricultural education. For over
25 years, Bo taught Ag in Gorman, Texas, where his wife is still
an elementary teacher. Throughout his teaching career, Bo continued
the family tradition of farming and animal production. Since
retiring from teaching, Bo has devoted his time to farming vegetables
and producing quality show pigs.
Bo and Pat are blessed with three children. Shannon and wife
Tanya and children: Morgan and Jake; daughter Tonya and husband
Decker Cammack; and youngest son Shane and wife Liz. All three
children worked on the farm and showed in local and major livestock
shows growing up. Although farm life was a huge part of each
of their childhoods, Shane is the only child to continue the
Caraway tradition of farming. Shane also graduated from Tarleton
State University, with an agricultural business degree and works
in Waco as an auto claim representative. Shane and his wife
live in Valley Mills, but drive to the family farm near Eastland
each weekend to help with the farming operations. Bo and Shane
have a very close relationship and are proud to have formed a
unique father-son partnership sharing in all the responsibilities
and management of their show pig operation.
Bo and Shane are very proud of the success of their pigs in the
show ring and continue to work hard to increase the quality of
their show pigs. They truly believe that the success of their
pigs is a direct result of having the opportunity to work with
some of the best feeders in the State of Texas. Bo and Shane
feel grateful for the great friendships they have been able to
form with their customers over the years and look forward to
meeting new ones. The motto that Bo and Shane based their operation
on in the beginning still holds true today. Their goal is to
produce quality show pigs that are competitive in the show ring
at a price that you can afford and they can stay in business.
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