Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - June 20, 1928

Old Mission, Mich June 20th 1928 [1929]

My Dear Miss. Taft,

Well I expect you are in Mich. by now as the last letter I sent you came back in todays mail was sorry you didn't get it before you left. As you must feel anxious about every thing.

First I will mention about crops as that is first importance If I judge right your sour chirries in large orchard looks good there are a few trees that have light drops on them. There always are trees like that in every ones orchard. The sweets are light crop Sunday evening Jos and I went all thru the orchard to make sure cherries are growing well and trees look good. Jos. is going to spray again this week to be safe from disease. I hope you will feel pleased this year

Small trees Alberta picked on years ago are pretty good but not much on smallest ones. Our own trees look good but not many cherries on inside of trees. But am very thankful for all we have got. Sweets are about same as last year

Apples are coming good have had dry weather for them up until last night had a thunder storm. and damp out today. Hope they don't scab.

Jos. got a new scythe and is going over to his place to mow hay until dark there is a light crop of hay every where this year.

Stock is all right or nearly so.

Your poor corn grower is having hard luck the cut worms eat corn as fast as it comes up has replanted once and will have to again.

Jos. has the chance to buy the horse he wanted and reasonable. Jenny will not be able to work much longer Jos. is willing to use her here to do your work. Are you willing for us to get it? She is young and healthy of course not as fast as Queen but would be as good as any we could afford to buy. We know this horse and don't want to get a strange one later on as a fellow gets beat more times that way than you win out. Jos. has promised to take her if he has to sell her again We need her to help with our own work too.

We planted some pumpkins in the garden for cows this winter They are up now if worms don't feast on them. The cherry buyers are coming thru now offering .06 for cherries but no one will sell. There isn't as many cherries as most people thot' there was.

You can have potatoes of us I have a pick of fine ones saved out for you it will save buying. The cellar is nice and cool and they are real firm and nice yet.

I read your last letter to Roger and he said how well he would like to be your boarder and have some flap jacks as he calls them.

Would love to have you and Alberta have supper with us the day you arrive and then go over home would make it easier for you.

Was in hopes of getting a letter from you today but was dissapointed again

Got two new window lights that were broken if a buyer comes along it won't look quite so bad as it did.

Mr. Wunsch has another new packard. Has two now

Well I must close now

Lovingly, Essie

8.45 on hand

.70 window glass

7.75 left to your credit