Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 7, 1930

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 7, 1930

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

1930-01-07

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 Jan. 7th 19-30

My dear Miss Taft:

The Ladies Journal came to us again this month and I think they kind fairy must be you. I wish to thank you for it and am sorry I didn't know before so I could have said thank you earlier in the season.

We are having very bad weather warm and rains most every one feels it. I'm so sick this minute I can hardly hold my head up. Hazel brought the flu home a week ago and guess I'm coming down with it.

How I would love to see you and have a chat about cherries. what do you think about it. Of course you will get all the details from the papers. So many of the farmers here are all for it while others are afraid to take the big step. I myself think leave good enough alone. The next time we go in town Jos. is going to try & see Geo. Lardie we have lots of confidence in him.


The animals are fine. Jos. would like to have corn ground but it is hardly dry enough to keep without moulding in the sacks.

Will try & write again soon as I must lie down.

Lovingly, Essie

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