Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 26, 1931

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 26, 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

1931-10-26

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 26, 1931

Dear Miss Taft

Please excuse us for not answering your letter right away. As I forgot writing material when I went to town.

The weather is still very nice yet

Max buzzed wood to-day. His half brother came with his tractor and buzzed it.

The piece of corn in the little orchard had 70 bushel of corn and very good quality. and piece by wood had 60 bushel and quatity was poor. There was 7 bushel carrots and quite small. 20 bushel of beet. (over) 140 ripe pumkins + 15 green - not fully matured

Mr Lardie came to collect for for telephone call.

We will pay the bill if you would like to have us.

The beans are not going to get ripe enough for seed they are still bearing good yet. I could go out pick about 15 or 20 quarts know. But have ever can full.

We are glad you like the way the letters are wrote.

The brush on road side is cut and Max got the wood which was about a cord.

The fly's are terrible up here. Ronald is at last walking

Max is going to sell rest of apple to Roy Holmes at .70 per hundred for good one's. Cider apples has took a drop to .15 per hundred

Mr Richard wanted .10 per hundred to truck the other ciders

I guess that all the news for this time

Sincerly Max + Family

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