Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 6, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 6, 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

1932-04-06

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


We recieved your letter to-day. So will write right back, as the spray rig is done and bill ready. Will find inclose


Max was into whiting and gave the drag a good going over. He has a 17 tooth for $25.00 and a 15 tooth for $24.00 and a dollar (100) off for cash. So will be waiting for an answer from you. George Whiting dident show Max any $21.00 drag. But will ask him about it


I guess that all for this time as will most likely have my other letter by know.


From

Max & Family


P.S. Max says that what ever one else is putting on what you order won't be enough. Thay are putting on 6 gallon to 100 gal water.


Max say a near as he can figure it will take 25 gallon. Your 10 gallon's would only put on 1 tank


Thay don't mix any lime and sulpur with it.

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