Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 24, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 24, 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

1932-10-24

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

I am sorry to be so late in writing. But have been helping Max with the corn. He has 200 of good corn and 35 bushel soft & nubins. and more to haul. and more to husk. He hasen't got the big piece done yet. wondering where to put it all. Crib is nearly full. He wont be able to get all the good corn in crib.

There a few cider apple thay are only .15 per hundred. Max figure there worth more than that for feed what do you think.

The new mail man come early then old one. know. come's about twelve ocloak.

The weather has been pretty good for fall weather. When it rain's it just takes 2 days and rain' steady nite & day.

The shaw have moved. away. Mr shaw doesen't like fruit farming he likes more general farming.

There were 100 pumpkins. The carrots have growed a little, Max say he is going pull them this week.

The leaves are droping off. trees except cherries leaves are just turning.

Max has been busy shoot red squirrel there just thick in woods by corn. Ronald is pretty good know. he has quite a busy time traveling from corn field to the house.

You will see by paper where a man got killed out by acme crossing saturday He was my uncle. Mother brother. leaves a wife and 9 children. Youngest 10 year's

no body left for Florida from here this year.

We bought a home comfort for .15. hoping to get home soon. we have a fire in heater most all the time know.

The cow is making 4 pd of butter a week.

the pasture is getting shor't.

I have blue dress all ripped up to make Ronald suit out off. hoping two or more.

Did hear any more about oats. Don't think Mr Zang wen't.

I guess that about all the new's I can think of. I am sending some pictures of Ronald. Please send Rebecca one.

Sincerely,

Max & Family

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