Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 16, 1924

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 16, 1924

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

1924-04-16

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

Old Mission Mich

April 16th 1924


My Dear Miss Taft:-

Received the ans. to my last letter tonight + was very glad as you forgot to mention in your plans about sweet clover so am glad you answered so prompt.

We have another winter to hold things back. Joseph went to town yesterday after lime and is stormed hard all day. He was nearly frozen when he got home. He took the tent to cover his load or everything would have been ruined.

I wrote a letter to Mr. Allen but have had no reply yet. Hope he comes soon. Because the work on the barn needs water.

I told you what Mr. Helfrich said he can get his brother to help him for $3.00 per day. He did not say what he would charge for his own work. Please say what we will do as it is getting late now. And it will take some time to get every thing finished. He will get busy any time you say so.

You will need one ton of hay to last us through. 

 $      {?? ??? corn}                                          $2.58 for Disc repair
 5.00  F. Haywood                                          1.50 for to sharpen drag teeth
    {.???}                                                             .25 B rent
 5.00  {F??? ??n} Kitchen                                   .30 Jos. dinner
                {2 a {f??}                                         $4.63                                           
11.00  Curtis Leighton                                         .20      for 2 phone calls from last fall 
7.56  on hand from before                                             and during winter.  One was                 
$28.56 in all                                                     $4.83      Zimmerman + one was from
  4.83 expenses                                                             calling about apples. The 
$23.73 cash on hand                                                      central has not collected until 
$ 5.73  I will keep for expense                                        now so I paid him today.
$18.00 will put in bank

You told me to keep odd cents so better keep 5.73 and deposit the $18.00 when I can get to Traverse city.

Fruit buds look fine was up in the orchard Sun + the trees look very good to me + I see them every Spring.

With love Essie.

P.S. Hope I have not forgotten anything

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