Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 17, 1930

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 17, 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

1930-10-17

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 Oct. 17 1930

My dear Miss Taft:

Our Summer weather has turned cold so we are nearly frozen stiff today. Has snowed some.

Your seeding is coming along good and buds on cherry trees look very much better. Altho' the pasture is pretty slow in coming on.

Joseph is finishing cleaning the apple stumps out & will plow very soon there is lots to do this Fall in order to be ready for Spring.

He wanted me to ask you about buying a roll of roofing of some kind for the pig house the roof leaks so badly we can't put our chickens in there.

There must be something did about the well before winter sets in as the water flow is so small we fear there won't be any in a short time. It may be the check valve but more likely the screen is coated over.

Homer W. hasn't brough all your hay yet but expect him to very soon.

By the way Mrs. Mills has a new husband. They are away on a two weeks honey moon and then going to Florida for the winter. The neighbors say she is a happy blushing bride worse than a sixteen year old. Well its rather nice she has a companion.

Mrs Will Ayers is to be buried tomorrow afternoon and Mrs. John Holmes is very low.

We have electric lights did my ironing up there Tuesday and they worked fine. I may as well get some good out of them as we have to pay $1.00 a month anyway. Of course it will soon be too cold to even iron there in a few weeks from now.

Roger wants to mail this at Old Mission so must hurry as he is waiting on me will write sooner next time.

Lovingly Essie

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