Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 11, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 11, 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

1932-04-11

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 April 11, 1932

Dear Miss Taft

We recieved your letter and check Friday ok.

And also seed. Friday

Max went to town Friday to get the fertlizer and see about dray.

And they have not got that kind of fertlizer in yet but would drop Max a card when it comes.

Then Max went over to see about the dray. and told George Whitney what offer he had made you.

So he said that was last fall price. But as long as he had offered it to you for (over) That price you could have it for that. So the dray is on the farm waiting to be used.

But Mr Richard said that he would not bring out both dray and fertlizer together as it would be to much of a load for his old tires and don't want to buy any new. Max has all the tomithy in and all sowed but a little in the south bed. Max say for (oil) spray come in 15 gal + 30 gal drum's.

Max has been talking to several farms around and was tell what he was going to use.

And they all said it was a waste of money to but that less amount on.

So though we would tell you what ever one else was using

Max has got his work a far advanced as most farm if not further in line of plowing and brush picked up and manure halled out.

The cow is dry. I had to hunt up a new milk man. I am getting milk from Mr. Richard

Archie Helfrich got road comissioner again only 5 vote over Bernard Holman He has been down and draged up over road twice and kept it plowed when a snow storm came. the rest got there same office except Bill Hoffman got treasure over Morrris Lardie. I guess that all the new's for this time.

except the gas man to get ready for spray when it come's

Will close.

Sincerely Max + Family

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