Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 14, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 14, 1933

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

1933-02-14

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

Tuesday evening To Miss Taft

We are haveing one of worst storm of winter. It has been storming & blowing for two day I don't know how much longer it will last I hope not long.

Max carried water to animal so not to take them out in storm. and but not water in beside so it wouldn't be so cold to drink. Max says the stable cold to-day to.

I know all we are doing is putting fuel into fire most of time and then were are non to warm. The weather has been so nice a person notice a cold spell so much.

Max hauled out manure last week and got all little tree's in orchard above house fertilized and got to last now and broke the reach in the wagon. and had to unhitch and go into wood and cut down a tree and make one.

The cos isen't fresh yet. Max say is a steer calf because she later.

Max has been pruneing in apple orchard. Max say he think cow could be put in there all right. I expect you see by the paper of Rebecca Burkhart death in Grand Rapids. I went to grade school with her so went to the funeral which was at there home on the pensulia it was very sad for parents.

We have measles down in are road hopeing Ronald won't get them. Mr Ernest Kitchen three children have them. I havent been around so don't see how he could.

Elemore Crampton, Gertrude Stevens husband has bought Mrs May place across from Tom Richar's place on mortage fore closed from will I Tompkins. Mr Tompkins is pretty sore because he wanted the place. himself I guess that all the news I can think off. this time

Sincerly Max & Family

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