Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 20, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 20, 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

1933-09-20

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

Dear Miss Taft I am late with my letter. But Max wanted me to wait till he cleaned up on apples. we have been haveing some rain and fair weather to-day. rain one minute and clear an other.

About last year pear's I can remember of giving you the tally Because Max made two trips to town with 9 bushel and brought back 4 bushel. If I remember right it was $2.50 or 3.00 I dont know which money was used for farm expense. We enjoyed Alberta visit very much. she sure is a jolly & freindly girl.

Mrs Lardie called on Monday saying she wasen't home on sunday when Alberta was there and sure was sorry not to see her. as she liked her so much.

About apples, Max picked 48 bushel of welthy's had Tom take them to town. and Joe perkett sorted out 6.0. and 5 1/2. B. and rest went to Morgan. Max was so mad at him. So when he got home he jumped in his own car and went out and found a trucker. He found one at Homes paying .25 per bushel nearly tue [?] run [?] except little one. Max say thay were terrible small when he got to picking them

Thay came right to the door and got them loose. Thay loaded them into big screened truck. Joe perkett got pear's & crab apples. we got your letter just one day to late to take them to willbee Sent them by Tom the day before.

We are going to town to-day and get money collected up and send you a money order. Tony has engine done. and am sending the bill

I guess that all news Sincerly Max & Family

P.S. I am sending the pear's & apples tally on a sepertate sheet.

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