Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 9, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 9, 1932

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

1932-01-09

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 want to thank you very much for the Christmas present of the Ladie's home journal. we enjoy it very much.

Are weather is very mild. we have a little snow but it raining to-day. Mrs Ida Lardie isent very much improved yet. mr Charlie Lardie was to see her last week and said there wasent any chance in her for the better he could see. Dr Swartz said it was up to her to get better if she worried she wouldn't get. better. It sure must be hard noto to.

Mrs Richards is expecting her baby in Janurary. some time. That I know is not the neighbor gossip. But she told me herself.

We don't know or havent heard what there' plan on the new cottage's is

Max got on 1 bag of bran and the cow is coming up on her milk.

Max kicked up the horses new year day on the sleigh for first time this winter

Max has the barn full to the brim with hay. and a little yet to haul.

Fay Dohm helped him he was here For four 4 meals

Max will find out about the spray soon.

Are pigs done well the sow dressed 2.30 pd and other 200. But as to sell them thay are not bringing nothing. You can't hardly sell beef. thay are offering [$].1 1/2 pd to [$].2 pig are bring about [$].5 to [$].6 pd.

we are expecting Tony Dohm to come to fix the sprayed next week

all the unumployed men are getting a week work for the state.

Cub Sprint has gone away to school. for three month.

I guess that all the news for this time.

Sincerely,

Max & Family

PS. When you write to Rebecca thank her for Ronald for send such a cute little red envelope and Christmas Card He has a big time with it.

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