Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - June 5, 1927

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - June 5, 1927

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

1927-06-05

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 June 5th 1927

My Dear Miss Taft: - Will write you a few lines tonight so as it will reach there before you leave.

Today Joseph has been in several cherry orchards & there isn't any that look good the many heavy frosts & cold North East winds that has come along of late has did lots of damage. Your cherries are hurt quite bad but hope there are more that these it looks to be at present. The high cherries seem to be hit the worst of all. I never like to write discouraging news until I see reasons for it. I feel blue some times about our own cherries but must try & forget it. The corn isn't up yet but Joseph has cultivated it to help keep the quack down a little.

Mrs. Lardies health is quite poor. I can't like that woman as I should because both she & Mrs. Mills are doing every thing they can to get us to leave by hook or by crook so as you won't live up there. I am sorry she is sick but if she was more careful towards other people perhaps her head wouldn't bother her so much. I don't want to be mean to others because I think a fellow always has to answer for every thing some day right here on earth.

You let me know what day you are coming & I will be up home waiting for you as we have Yale locks on the doors so no one can get into the house I will have Jos. take your dishes over there some day soon.

The oats are coming along pretty well. The wire fence is all up & the cows have fine pasture to eat. The Dutchess apples looks good & I think we will get a good price. Wealthies apples don't look very good or other later apples either.

Roger can drive a Ford car now so suppose he will want one. I am so glad we have our two dear little children even tho' I have to work hard & do with out many nice things.

Will be glad to see you suppose this will be the last letter for a while. With love E.K.

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