Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 5, 1930

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 5, 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

1930-11-05

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 Nov. 5th 1930

My dear Miss Taft:

I have hurried with my work all morning in order find a little time to sew. But find I must write you a few lines first

Your trees came & they are very nice Jos. has them nearly all set now. They are working hard as it is snowing & real chilly out but nor freezing yet.

Jos. started plowing pasture up and had to buy a new part for the plow it is pretty slow & hard going but looks good.

He wanted me to ask you if you saw the cow chains any place he has searched every where & says he can't find them he left them in the shed. It just came to him that you might have put them out of sight. With so many strangers about a person never can tell what they will take. His new pliers are gone and my straw hat has never come to light I can't help but feel those [carmoneys???] took them. Jos. could stake the cows about here and there on nice days and save a mouthful of feed there is some nice green grass out on the front lawn I know it would make the cows smile to have a bit of it.

Mr. Willobee brought the rest of your hay yesterday so will mail you the slips & bill I can't figure it out but perhaps you can on an adding machine if any mistakes just tell him about it. He charged us for 10# of hay we didn't get. I wish some times we had of sold Nellie to the fox farm as it will cost $1.00 to winter her this year. Bird isn't much better do you want to keep her after Fall work is all done? Jos. has the corn under cover but not all husked yet will tell you how many bu later on. It is poor but a wonder there was any. There was 4 1/2 bu carrots and 4 bu. of mangles. That reminds me I haven't my table carrots in from up home yet.

Well must hurry as I want to take a stitch before noon if I can please excuse this mess guess you can make it out.

How I wish I could carry the lights down here for the winter as we have to pay just the same. They are going thru on the shore road now with them. Mr. W. talks of putting them to his farm but let me tell you it costs a lot of good hard money we will be paying $140 besides no fixtures at all what will it take if barns & garage were all wired. They are nice but a big expense.

Much love, Essie K. 

 2.10  left Aug 12th 1930
10.00  check

$12.10 

10.43
$1.67 on hand Nov. 5th 1930

  2.50  May hay
  1.75  paint & putty
  3.00  for 2 rolls roofing at $1.50 per roll
  1.90  plow repairs
$10.43

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