Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 27, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 27, 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

1933-05-27

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

Tuesday Morning to Miss Taft

Things are beautiful this morning the air is ladent with a sweet smell. of cherry blossom's. The cherry's are in full bloom.

We had a very cold nite saturday nite about ten there were a breeze starting I guess that what saved the cherry's. Max is planting corn this morning. and finish plowing the garden & the oat field Nell went to her stomach in muck. we are not traveling the road yet.

I have had one cutting of asparagus. I could eat it twice a day if I had it. I am just crazy about it. and so good for you.

Your garden is up fine. something was taking radish so I looked and found cut worms. The carrot seed was .60[$] for 1/2 pd.

Max say's the manpal [?] seed was very dirty and mixed with all kind of seed. he had fan it all out.

Ronald had a birthday Monday 22. He was 3 year old. There isent much new's. we don't get the Record eagle any more and it seem as tho we have lost all the new's There wasen't much in it but miss what was in it.

I but 50 egg in Fouch incubator and got only 23 chicken. I am very disapointed. on the hatch.

Ever thing has gone sky high hand good's & clothing & Grocery's. You ask them why ever thing going up. Thay say that the only thing to bring back good times.

Mr. Halberg say's in the a&p. that sugar will be $7.50 a Hundred before the summer is over.

I guess that all the news for this time Sincerly Max & Family

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