Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 10, 1934

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 10, 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

1934-04-10

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

I guess spring has came. Are snow is nearly gone. and are lake's are bigger than last year that was to be expected because there were lost more snow. We thought for a while the one by the house was going to run over bank by barn and into the barn. it stopped thawing in time. the fields sure has taken in lost of water.

yes that very true about horses. one can't stop for money if thay want mates. The man offers to give Max back his money. He has a bay team know older than your black. wanting $4.25 for them Max say he would trade them for Bess & Belle as thay stand. But the man say he has his eye on a horse if he can get it Max is stuck on black's all right. seem to be so honest. and such good puller's to.

Archie Helfrich has bought a large quanity of manure from Zimmermans and is selling some for $5.00 per ton and Max say not much straw that price is dilivered. Not selling other wise as he say he make a little diliviring.

Max is picking up brush. there isnt much. Max has all the manure hauled out. He has not been able to finish the corn stalks up on account of wet floor in basement. But expect to soon.

Tom Richard has his new colt. queen is not any fatter. But get enough to eat I guess. Mr Lardie is handling spray material. and would be glad of your order.

Ronald say to tell you he want queen and Tom Richards colt.

Ralph McClusky beat Morgan on his trial $8,700.64 Max went to hear it all the pensulia was there. I went to. Thay called Mr Balling for one witness. Thay ask him his name. George Balling were he lived R.F.D #1 Box 86 and auditon of the pruning knife. Even one just laughted Even judge Even one was pleased. Ralph had good attorney from Detroit other wise I don't think he wold of won.

I guess that all the new's

Sincerely

Max & Family

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