Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 8, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 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

1933-05-08

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

Thursday evening To Miss Taft

We have been so busy and I have been so tired at nite. that I have neglected to write.

I was just out rakeing yard and my arm got tired so that I would come in write you a letter.

Max has barrowed to fertilzer drill and just took it home and brought back the seed drill.

I was planning to go after strawberry plant to-nite by will be to late after Max get his chores done. on account of taking the drill home.

There about 1/4 of garden back of house in water yet. I am hopeing ever day it will go down so we can get the garden finished plowe'd. There lots of water in other pond on road. we can't travel the road yet. and look to be fore some time yet. It got so mud down by well. So thay are traveling the big hill by Marshall. know.

Your seed order was ok. no carrot seed. and the spray material from Lardie came the two day after your order got to them. and things were also got from the milling co.

Max say the field near the pasture by wood he don't know where he will get into oats on account of water.

We are enjoy a new car to us a Dodge Coupe. The old dodge was going to piecies. and I was catching cold ever time that I wen't in it. The next thing to pay the difference between the. But sure enjoy closed care. I can drive with pleasure I have 50 eggs in Fouch's incubator to hatch white rock chicken

oh yes I put in your tomatoes plants april 17. two cherry crate full.

we have decided to keep the calf for some beef next winter. He so nice an big. It still stay cold and windy.

I guess that all the new's

Sincerly Max & Family

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