Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 27, 1924

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 27, 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

1924-04-27

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

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Transcription

Old Mission Mich Apr. 27th 1924

My Dear Miss Taft:-

Am very glad Mr. Allen came to fix our well arrived Thurs. the 24th. He has found that your well was put together with old pipes + no cylinder + all. The screen was so poor that the water could not get through it. And the pipe had holes in it he got some of it out. But had to leave the rest as it would have cost more to get it out than to leave it + buy new. The old pipe could not have been used any more as it was no good. Also an old check valve that was worthless. We did not want to buy new materials but had to or have the same old trouble. He says that who ever put your well in just soaked you for all he could. I have seen every-thing that has been removed + it is old + the point was broken on the end when driven down. I only wish that you could see for your-self how things are. The well was 37 1/2 feet deep. So he got new pipe yesterday + will drive it down in the corner near the old place so the pump will be where it was. He said he would be as reasonable as he could be. We like the way he works very much. He is not slipshod about things like some men. And tries to be careful not to break things up. I hope he finishes things up in a day or two. Did you want him to look Mrs. Stutsman’s well over? Joseph says you do. But I can’t remember. It may not need much repairing.

Joseph got the line drill + seed drill + used them. You had a lot too much seed more than he could use. without trying to waste it. He can get Mr. Tomkins Manure Spreader this week.

I feel very sorry we had to put extra expense in the well but just had to do it.

Sold Mr. Hamilton 2 bu corn means $ 1.00 more 

                                                        $18.00 to deposit
                                                          19.00 to bank
$5.73
 2.00 for use of drills
$3.73 on hand

With love Essie K.

P.S. thanks for the bolster pattern which way to stamp it. Are you going to stamp your”s. with 

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           this                              his way

the square or just one cluster of flowers? You were very kind to bother with me. Our tomato plants are about 1 inch high.

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