Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 4, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 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

1932-03-04

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

Old Mission Mich

March 4, 1932.

Dear Miss Taft

Yes we had quite a snow storm and then a thaw. But no snow know weather very changeable.

I dident write last week because there dident seem to be any new to write about

It kind of a stand still month. Max has all the pruning done and is going pick up brush.

The horses are enjoy the yard ever day and cow also. Thay are feeling tip top for spring work.

These nice sunshiney day show up the dirt for house cleaning time.

Tony + Max are waiting for new part for the sprayer. at Henry's Lardie store. Before it can be finished.

Max and Mr Henry Lardie about the book on oil spray. He say he don't handle the oil spray. But would try to get some from the Standard oil Co. Also understand Howard Whiting has book on oil spray

Max say's he ask been looking for a drag. But ever one is keeping these for there own team's this summer

Mr Wounch has one nearly new. and all steel quack grass gray. Thay are going find out if he want to sell it and how much. He has a new tractor comingn from Detroit.

Miss Susie Walker now is suieing her to-day about some misunderstanding about wages.

The new cottages are nearly completed The people around here sure had to get busy to get ice last week. It was thawing so fast.

The crows are back again. some say thay heard robins.

Did you see by the paper were Mr + Mrs Richards has there baby boy I haven't been over to see it yet.

Well Miss Taft I guess that all the news for this time things are pretty quite around here.

Will close for this time

Sincerely yours

Max & Family

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