Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 8, 1929

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 8, 1929

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

1929-05-08

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. May 8th 1929

My Dear Miss. Taft:-

There isn't much to write about but never the less I'm going to drop you a few lines to let you know the fruit is safe so far. A few more days and the sweet cherries will be in blossom but last night we had another white frost of course your orchard is high so that helps. Joseph thinks the South east corner may be harmed some but not sure. He worked the orchard today and has every-thing ready in fine shape.

We got the bill from the store so can send your bill to you. Miss Taft you forgot to deduct the price of that medicine from Joseph's check.

Oh yes Dr Smith is coming through before long to test the cows for T.B. They have found a number of them on the penn. so we are going to have ours tested. I think it wise don't you? Leslie Gore and Harry Christopher both had one. It costs very little. Of course we will pay for our own cow.

Joseph wants to get a little pig for fall use we can't afford to buy meat from the meat markets. If we got one we can keep it away from the barns or else take it over to our own place. If you wouldn't let us keep it here. It would be pretty hard to feed it over to the other place. And a man that works hard has to have something besides vegetables. The Doctor told Joseph to eat beef steak every day to make him have more blood but we can't buy it at the present price.

Well, I must close now and go to bed you will hear from me soon. As ever with love Essie

1 gal light oil one gal heavy oil $1.60 pump leather .60 Formulin 1 pt .50 Seed drill 1.00 Owed me from other time 1.90 Horse shoeing 1.50 Snaps for harness .20 carrot seed .50 soldering 1.00 

                                  8.80

20.00
 8.80

$11.20 to your credit

Mr. Lardie miss understood me and got 1 pt. formulin instead of 1/2 pt. I had him get it some time ago so as to be sure and have it here when needed. have the oats and seeding in now.

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