Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 19, 1934

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 19, 1934

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

1934-03-19

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 very changeable first a thaw and then a blizzard.

When it thaws it keeps Max busy dipping water out of basements. this is third time all ready this year and we got a blizzard again Saturday nite. I don't what can be done when a vent hole is put a foot below the level of the ground.

The callar fits all right it was when Max started to feed her hay she started to cough I suppose thay only feed her oats Max is after him He says he is trying to find a mate for Bess. It is quite a fine you know to misrepersent a horse. Max is going to give him an other week on to give the money back.

Yes we were sorry queen could not of gone further away.

Ronald cryed when Nell went He said that was his horse.

Max don't let him around the new team yet. He say he's going up to Bill Marshall and get Nell.

There a lots of sweet corn seed the best we have had since we came here and lots of it. I sure miss the corn canned this year, 3/4 pd green and and about 3/4 pd of yellow beans

yes your catlogue came here and I alway forget to forward it. Do you want it sent.

I am sending a picture of the team that I found in a Record Eagle that look some like these Max sure like them in even way except Bell wind is a little touched. There even on a pull. No Max will not let them on Meadow. Mr Phelps though he could come that last year and Max put a stop to it. He did like it very well. Max say if you can't stay in road you have to take the big hill. Well he say I don't want to get stuck. Max say I am not going have Meadow cut up either The road is dry right know.

I don't think spring is even coming My this sure has been a long cold winter

I guess that all the news

Sincerly

Max & Family

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