Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 11, 1931

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 11, 1931

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

1931-03-11

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. Mar. 11th 1931

Dear Miss. Taft:

This is the first day we have had any mail since Sat. and are still trying to dig ourselves out of snow drifts. I'm so glad it has turned colder and snowed more as it will make Spring much later and soak up the ground

. I wish to thank you for the T.C. news I've just finished reading them to Joseph. There are very few of those signs in our orchards. Jos. found 3 on outer limbs [or] or twigs on the trees where spray may have missed but he thinks with proper spraying with liquid lime + sulpher we can easily control it. If our neighbors would only keep clean we would be more free from pests. Some people have lots of it while others have very little. Don't let it worry you as all

We haven't found any thing for horse yet. They all hold them so high. I think the best way would be to give your phone no. and try that. Of course we can't get our car out [not] now and wouldn't like to drive it over these terriable roads. YOu can't imagine what they are like down in here. Your no. is Mapleton exchange 2-7-3-1

As to the seedings they looked quite well last Fall but can't tell how it [??] has stood the winter. I think from the way it looked it had a fairly good chance. When the the snow came on last Fall by our garage where the sod looked perfectly dead it was beautiful green. I'm so tired I can't think I find I've got some of this written backwards.

The harness came today so late that Jos. hasn't had time to look it over. He needs tugs and lines the worst of anything. But Maybe you better wait until you get back then you can see what is needed worse.

How are the Stutsmans this winter? I'm going to bed as I'm dreadfully tired cleaned house all afternoon. My house is clean but I'm tired to death.

With love Essie K.

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