Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 1, 1931

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 1, 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

1931-12-01

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

Dear Miss Taft

I am sorry to be so late in in answering your last letter

My bro past away in ann arbor and so much to do ever since. In getting the place shored up. and last of trouble.

We have had lots of rain + wind it blew down a big tree again. We had a light fall of snow last week but is nearly all gone know.

Max traded a ton and half 1 1/2 of hay for a ton + half 1 1/2 straw to Fay Dohm and he hauled it eight miles out on route four

Max has the garden plowed + corn fields by the wood's and stumps nearly burnt but it has been so wet thay dident burn good.

I want to tell you about the plow handles Max had to return the other ones thay weren't the right fit, so he took them back and the next one where $1.50 and thay were just in the ruff and he make them himself Max has been fixing the horse stable So thay wouldn't throw out there hay. Max fixed up the yard to turn out the horses and cow. in nice weather

The horse sure feel good.

The swamp is a regular lake know.

The leaves have all diappeared off Cherry trees at last. Thay stayed on so long.

OUr brother-inlaw is home but no deer. Thay say thay are very scarce.thing this year.

Max but on the double windows + painted storm door and but them on. He had a hard time to get them to fit.

I guess that all the news for this time

Sincerly Max + Family

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