Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 21, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 21, 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

1933-03-21

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

Are spring days have turned into a heavy fall of snow. The snow is falling steady with big flakes.

The banks at traverse city has not opend yet. I can't understand little town such a Ceder & Boyne fall there bank are open. The cow is not fresh yet. she sure has fooled us this year. and sure do miss her. I am getting so hungry for some good butter & milk. Cow milk no good after having cow milk. buy just enough milk for Ronald to drink. I use lots of milk to cook with. about the seed. There sweet corn & beans pumpkins seed. about 1 1/2 beck of timothy seed. The supposed soy bean's Max say's is pea's little less than 1/2 bushel

Dad Eiman was sick less then four day's ever one was suprised to learn of his death ever one say Dade died as he lived. alway up and going. Mrs Eiman has rented her farm to her son Roy Hooper. and Guy Case is doing the chores. living in big house. The Hawkins have come back to work for Hall Flack. Mr Jim Jerrett was taken to Hospital sunday. I understand he has cancer. we were hopeing we wouldn't have to buy any more coal. But with are winter come again its kind looks a tho we would have to.

I am going start pretty so to make Ronald a summer coat & cap.

Ronald has to go out door ever day. He get pretty mad if can not ride nell to the barn from well.

I canned 66 quarts of tomatoes and used the last can to-day I told Max don't know how we used so many. we all like them so well.

I guess that all the new's Sincery, Max & Family

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