Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 23, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 23, 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

1932-04-23

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

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Transcription

Dear Miss Taft

The weather is fine But have very cold winds in the afternoon.

The oil spray is all on. Max hired a man He was Oril Haywood. Mr Kitchen nephew. He was close by and Max says a very good worker.

Max paid him $1.63 for 13 1/2 work. out of ten dollars you sent.

Max want to know if you know any thing about the cut way. There suppose to be a set of truck for front of it Max took it out the other day and the front end dug in and behind was jumping in air. He see he couldn't do any good. with it

He has a the fields that are going to be croped draged. twice

Max gave to old buggy away to a man out back of town. A Mr Frank's

we recieved the brace & bits. last Friday. Max has made use of them ever day since.

Max say the cherries look good so far. We haven't recived no card about the fertilizer yet.

I guess that all the new's. for this time

Sincerely Max & Family

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