Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 4, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 4, 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

1932-02-04

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

Feb. 4, 1932.

Dear Miss Taft

We recieved your check on Monday and am sending the other one back.

Yes we have had a touch of winter all right which all the farmer's seem glad for the fruit and making ice. Ever one claim's that the fruit isent hurt so far.

Max has the little orchard were we had garden trimmed. And two rows of apple tree's trimmed

Max say's he fully understand about feed only the 2 horses/cow.

There was some of corn + corn stalk that was taken out of the hollow by road that moulded Max put corn stalk out and plowed them under. And corn we feed to pig about 6 bushel. which we though you would be glad of fertlizer one way as the other. and we bought midling in fall.

Tony Dohm get one pig for buying the feed. and buy's one. which the though was a good idea. for to have 2 pigs because thay do so much better then one. We just bought two more again from Rory Holmes.

Because I hate to throw out the milk my sister gave me 7 chicken which was hatched in late september and have started to lay all ready

Mr Henry Lardie has not any booklet on oil spray. But said he would send for one and I will sen't it to you as soon as it come's

Max want's to know if you want what manure that hauled out put on the little cherries trees or the sweet one's

Tony Dohm + Max has the spray rig apart. and it sure it in terrible shape. from engine to pump, was the pump ever over hauled before. Do you know?

Ronald had the chicken pox. and was quite sick. He has some pits on his face that he is going to carry for awhile.

Thay say Mrs Lardie is quite a lot better. I dident write last week because there diden't seem to be anything to write about.

I guess that all the new's a happening of the farm.

Best wishes to you

Max. and Family

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