Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 20, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 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

1933-12-20

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

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Transcription

To Miss Taft Are weather is some what colder and road are very slippery.

The road work is started. Thay sure a wideing a lot. by christophen. No man is getting work only one that need it There a government man in here straighting out these men in town. Thay were running things the way thay wanted to. Not fair way.

I am sorry to say there be no present from Old Mission this year. It the poorish Xmas I have ever knowen in my life. our's went for Dr bill.

Ronald want to thank you for his on opened package. He was very excited when it came and Max said was for him. Max is cutting corn stalks up.

No Joe & Essy doesn't want Nell. Max ask them in town one day. Essy say what the matter with her. Max say not a think just good as the day Joe bought her.

There is no teams in sight know. Horses seem to be scarce. know.

The meeting at packing consisted of mostly talk about money matters. on some kind of a loan you would be able to get on your crop's.

and coddling moth. This man recommended. scrapeing all the old bark of apple trees and putting a canvas under trunks to catch all bark. and destroy the bark. That the most sure way. There a big meeting at town hall wed. nite. on reply from Washington D.C. on cherry juice on account of Hosrock [?] cutting price. Mr. Balling Mr. Stickney are main speaker's.

I guess that all the new's I can think of. Wishing a Merry Christmas. Is all I can do.


Sincerely Max & Hazel & Ronald

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