Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 15, 1915

Old Mission, Mich. Feb. 15, 1915 Miss Taft, Lacky says that bunch came there by the cows bag being to full before she calved but he said it didn't hurt her any as he could see. I just as soon have a cow if it was one that milked easy so as not to cramp my hands I think the Lacky cow is 4 years old this will be her second calf her mother and grandmother were both good cows. I got the plank and put the barn floor down the day I wrote you before. I got 20 plank 8 in. wide and 12 ft long. I got 11 bu. of corn shelled and ground 30 cents for grinding 1 shoe set on Billie .20 The reason Dick has such spells as he does is because he can't chew his feed good he had one very bad spell. he is feeling pretty good again now and his leg is healing there is nearly 2/3 of the carrots left yet. I am going to cut the scions for grafting this week I spent half a day shoveling out cherry trees again we have been having another thaw and the ice has all gone out of the bay. The hay Freman got is good hay mostly timothy. he got it from Mc. Gough $15 if a lot if 1 ton $16 I have enough hay to last untill the snow goes I rather haul it on runners but the roads are in an awful shape now. Yes the seed potatoes are from the blighted plants. Mike Ghering is going to have his line surveyed in the spring and put a line fence through. he is detirmined to have that row of brush There is about 1/2 day chopping poles yet then two or three days to get them into a buzz pile and if we can get the buzz rig this week we will be through cutting wood. Ralph you can get just as good hay for $15 a ton at Traverse C. milling Co. Mr. Stutsman and I are going up to Degraws as soon as we eat our dinners to see about a cow and I will let Mrs. Stutsman write you about her as I am going to mail this on my way.