Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 16, 1925

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 16, 1925

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

1925-11-16

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

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Transcription

Old Mission, Mich. Nov. 16th 19-25 My Dear Miss. Taft:- We have a new calf & do you wish to keep it. It is a very small one & nothing here to feed it. I should have asked you before what we should do with it. It came yesterday P.M. Children are waiting for this as it is after 8 now & I must hurry. Joseph can't get any saw dust as Mr. Foulek needs his. And A[rnous] has very little left & that is very poor & full of sticks & junk besides doesn't want to sell any. The animals haven't any bedding. Joseph got some leaves but they stay wet so much of the time can't get them. Ground is white again and still snowing and blowing like Dec. instead of Nov. Joseph has 11 loads of gravel & needs much more it is slow work picking it loose. he plowed the field where we used to have sweet clover & you wish to have sweet corn planted in the Spring. Will write later in week Thanks many times for check love Essie

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