Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 13, 1925

Old Mission, Mich. Sept. 13th 19-25 My Dear Miss Taft:- Was very glad to hear from you & to know you reached your destination safe & sound. Am so sorry to hear your hand is troubleing you. The day you hurt it I feared it would be very painful as a jam usually is. But hope to hear it is much improved by now. Roger was all right in a few days but complained of his legs feeling too tired to support his body. I felt anxious until he was perfectly normal again. A person never can tell what a temp. of that high point might indicate. Am very thankful he is well again. The teacher says Hazel is doing fine. And she is in the Happy Hour Club so that means fair for her. Roger is doing fine too. Had a letter from I. Haywood's family. He has employment & a nice house toilet, bath and electric lights. And live next door to the church they belong too. I hope their little children improve now as they have a change of surroundings. All strangers too may make a change. At least I hope so as their parents have been doubly tried in the past yr. The little cow from Hauris is dry now but hope she proves to be some good this winter. Charlie is going to butcher Spot tomorrow so will have her off our hands to feed. They offered to pay me today but didn't have the change on hand to give them so will deposit it with apple money when I go to town. He came over yesterday & put shoes on Queen & Jerry in front so Jos. can haul that hay this week. All he charged was for the nails. The shoes will hold for a short time. Nails was .15 & He got them at Doig's. I will deposit all your apple money and you can send me a check to defray expenses here. That is if you wish to. Labor day Joseph & Roger worked most all day picking up cider apples and Tues. Henry took them to O. Mission & hauled most of them back & dumped them in Stutsmans woods. They said they was too spongy. So we went ahead & picked Wealthy & Pippin Apples. Are holding the ciders until tomorrow or next day as the price will come up a few cents on the hundred by then. The rain has freshened every thing considerable the meadows & pasture are much improved have began to look green already. The young cherry trees look as tho' they could stand the cold winter better too. Well I can't thing of more so must go to bed as it is high time. Hope you are well & rested by this time. I dreaded so much to see you leave in such poor health. Will give you weight and price of apples. {860# of cider apples saved from the load rest of 60 bu. dumped $2.15} I didn't pay for hauling

2 Bu. crab apples            $2.00
2 "   pears @ .80             1.60
720 # Apples @ .80 Hundred    5.76
3280 # Apples @ .80         $26.24

     $  2.15  saved from cider load
        2.00	 crab apples Barnes
        1.60	 pears to Barnes
         5.76	 Apples to Barnes
 $ 26.24	    "    "   "
$ 37.24 here to deposit

With love Essie K.