Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 21, 1928

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 21, 1928

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

1928-05-21

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

Scripto

Transcription

Old Mission, Mich. May 21st 1928

My Dear Miss Taft:

I am going to write you a few lines tonight & let you know that every thing is grand on the farm. Your cherries are fine so far & so are ours the oats are 2 in high & seeding coming fine. Cherries have had second spray sweet cherry petals are falling & sours in full bloom. Corn is planted and every thing done but plowing apple orchards & Jos. is trying to let sweet clover come up nice & then plow under he is sure you would rather it would be that way.

Jos & I both had the flu again & Jos. looks real bad yet we were both very miserable for some time but will soon feel like our selves again.

Roger & Hazel both won prizes Roger got his from a word contest at school. The prize was a $2.50 book Hazel learned the 10 commandments & recited them before the whole Sun. school & got a bible or testament as her prize. And they are hard to remember.

Mr. Phelps is here has his sister with him and is farming as much as ever.

Oh yes your carrots are in too.

The tent worms are hatching out now & the orchard accross is full of them they should have been sprayed.

Mrs. Pete Lardie & Mrs. Jim Swaney passed away last Fri. Mrs. Swaney is Pete Lardie's sister.

Your's with love Essie K.

P.S. You are going to heve Dutchess apples this year you feared not but they are giving to blossom any way.

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