Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 16, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 16, 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

1932-05-16

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 yesterday yes the barrellfull of lime & sulphur is here under shelter and dry lime & sulphur is here to in good shape. Max though he would tell you he diden't know how much was used last year as he wasent here the full season.

The spray oil is in under shelter and there about one quarter of a barrel left. Barrel will have to hold oil yet.

The things was put in a directed and was drilled with the Tompkins drill. Max was the first one season to barrow it. Oat was put in with the seeder and are up and all coming

Max say that the best to but it into corn as it need to be culivate often

It is very plain to see the quack grass. Mrs Joe Kitchen say she wasen't able raise anything for quack grass. But are going to do the best we can with it.

The raspberries are in one row and the currant row filled out. The strawberry plant will be gone after Sunday.

Max has cut quite few bud's dident find many frozen. less thay show up later on. and sweet cherries look good. The price quoted for picking is [$].12 per crate.

The weather a been pretty damp it has rained ever nite & thru day for a week or more and terrible fog's The sun hasen't shine. 12 hour all week.

Ever thing has been disc over. I guess that all the news for this time

Sincerely

Max & Family

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