Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 12, 1927

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 12, 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

1927-11-12

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. 12th 1927

My Dear Miss Taft: - Will try & keep my word about writing to you.

Joseph has quite a little corn husked now there is 146 bu. of No.1 corn and 55 bu.of poor corn. Joseph has sale for the poor corn at $.25 a bu. it is so soft it would rot in a short time. There is still more to husk out will know by the time I write again. The crib is nearly full now so will have to sell the good corn that is over but will call the milling company & get the market price first. Do you want to sell last years corn Joseph thinks it best. Will Gill Thompkins wants some of it if you sell it.

I wish there was another corn crib to store corn in. There was 3 bu. of carrots for cows.

Last night we had a thunder & lightning storm & today snow & very cold wind.

I have $31 worth of crochet work done now it will help a little bit.

Thanks for funnies. Roger & Hazel both enjoy them. Its lots of fun to read them.

Every thing coming fine on the farm. Lovingly Essie

P.S. There is about 10 bu. seed corn measured out. I am not quite sure if there is more Jos. isn't here tonight.

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