Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 8, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 8, 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

1933-03-08

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

To Miss Taft

It has been a beautiful day. its make one feel like spring is coming. Thay layed Dave Eiman to rest this after noon. He had a very large funeral & beautiful flower's Ms. Eiman took it very hard. He passed away so quickly


Ronald is enjoying being out door every day. the neighbor are starting to make maple syrup. There is not much talk on cherry game. They are only saying 1/2 cent. per pound. Farmer say thay can't spray for that. and are so discouraged to even talk. about it. and Henery Lardie spray material is all on cash know. Which strikes some farmer pretty hard.

Max went to meeting for farmer's at town hall. and are planning strong on the fresh fruit market.

The cow is not fresh yet. But is starting to make bag.

I am sending you a little clipping from the Michigan Farmer.

Ronald get a pencil and say going write to Taft There isn't much new to tell you. Max is finishing pruneing cherry's

I guess that all the new's

Sincerly Max & Family

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