Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 23, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 23, 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

1933-10-23

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 Will set down and write you a few lines this rainy day. It is nice one day and rain the next.

I guess Ronald and I are on mend but have quite a ways to go yet to be fully recovered. Leslie Gove [?] was here thursday morning and pulled one tree and got rained out so went back home. and with return I expect Friday if the weather premits.

Max has the apples cleaned up and waiting for the trucker. 50 bushel. and cider picked up But have to have premit to take any in. and not any before last of month.

The tree's have not come yet. Max is all ready for them.

Alberta received her apples this week Tuesday. Max has carrots & beets to get out yet. I have been useing some carrots and when you start peeling them thay crack from end to end.

The Michans [?] has moved to town. two week ago. all the umployed men are waiting for road work. Max where hunting a couple times and got 2 rabbits.

You should be here to get your other meal of beets. There look to be quite few. I have peppers the lenght of little fingers. Mother Gilmore was up to Mrs Ida Lardie staying last week. I had them down to dinner and supper. last Friday. Mrs Lardie seemed to enjoy it very much. she sure doesen't look as though she capable of stay alone. she seems so feeble. she is going to Detoit to board for winter months.

Mrs Richard has her hand full. she is looking for a hired girl for about 1.00 to $1.50 a week. I buess there will be plenty at that price. we are buying wood from perry Kroupa. slabwood at $1.50 per cord.

I guess that all the news I can think of. this time

Sincerly Max & Family

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