Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 15, 1928

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 15, 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

1928-09-15

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. Sept. 15th 1928

My Dear Miss. Taft:

Was very glad to hear you reached there safe & sound but sorry it is so warm there. It has been here too.

Thanks for the check & nice letter now you order what ever kind of paper you like best & it will please me as your taste is far better than mine.

The chimneys are done & look good also Dutchess apples hauled. Archie said the load he brought out weighed 1 1/2 tons and the apples 1,920 can Archie charges [$].15 per 100# 130 did first load 

                                             2,190 second load
                                             _____
                                            #4,240 total $18.48

Joseph was in to the Doctor so put the money in bank for you.

He has the oat bin ready for oats & will start working up stairs as soon as there is another rainy day.

Got the pictues from Alberta & they were so nice of Hazel also the ones of apples & cherry orchard pictures I looked like a 300# weight. Went in to the Dr. too and my temp is 97 and blood pressure 105 instead of 125 am away below normal he will give me a thorough examination & find the trouble if he can I surely am nervous & worse now since there are so few people around.

Thanks for the paper maybe by the first of Dec. we can afford to have it continued until Spring. Also for rags for a rug haven't had any time so far to work on them.

Hazel likes her new teacher they are very strict but have to be as the youngsters did as they pleased for so long. They are boarding in Traverse City so far.

Mr. Lardie paid me for his dinner so you won't have any extra bills on that.

There is just the one lime & sulphur barrel here the other one has the end taken out for to pump water in. I told Jos. about you saying there was two & he explained it to me. Last year before you left he emptied the contents of the other barrel into the water barrel so there was just this one to return Mr. Lardie pays $2.00 for them. He cashed the $1.13 check without any questions.

Wish the Wealthy apples would grow faster am afraid they will be pretty small if they don't hurry up.

George Lardie over paid us $5.00 but I showed him his mistake & I guess he was pretty thankful. That was a pretty big one. Any way it looked big to me.

If Queen keeps on she will be as fat as I am. Every thing on farm is fine. Will let you know about hay when we hear any thing.

As every with love Essie. _____

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