Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 27, 1915

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 27, 1915

Subject

Old Mission Peninsula (Mich.)
Agriculture
Farmers
Crops and climate

Description

Carolyn Gay Taft (1873-1952), was the owner of a small cherry farm on Old Mission Peninsula in the early 1900’s. While she spent her summers on the Peninsula, her primary job as a teacher at the Illinois State School for the Deaf required hired hands to run the farm in her absence. These farmers, and their families, lived on the farm and sent frequent written reports to Ms. Taft. Most letters are written by the farmer’s wives, and provide a record of both agricultural and social history.

Creator

Ralph Kitchen, Joseph Kitchen, Essie Kitchen, Max Gilmore, Hazel Gilmore

Source

Collection donated to Peninsula Community Library by the surviving members of the Taft family.

Publisher

Peninsula Community Library

Date

1915-04-27

Contributor

Mary T Morgan

Rights

This document is protected by copyright law. Contact the Peninsula Community Library for permission to reproduce, display, or transmit this document.

Relation

None

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

LHC 010

Coverage

Traverse City, Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Scripto

Transcription

Miss Taft I got the new horse Friday I like the horse first rate so far. it has a little swelling on the right hind leg they said it was caused by scratches and wouldn't do any harm. The oat ground is about ready and we will put them in Wednesday. Ledgers mower pole didn't fit it wasn't thick enough so I took the other one to Crampton to have him make one. The first spraying has been done. The grafting has been done four hours .20 an hour and .25 for grafting wax. he had to do it alone because I was spraying. there is between 60 and 75 bu. of corn yet. I think there is enough seed corn. Parker didn't have any seed potatoes so I got 2 bu. Early Rose potatoes in Traverse and Mrs. Stutsman paid for them .50 a bushel. I set the four cherrie trees that came to replace the ones that died. Stutsmans have the cow and calf. Ledger has a Ford car. Every thing is all right Ralph

Is the following right? 

Cash on hand   $            10[?]
50# middlings    .85X
grinding	 .28
horse hire	 .75

_______________ 1.88 10[?] 

 75
 18		
____		_______________
 .93		$1.78

Will add to your next check - I didn't use the middlings but the rest is correct

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