Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 9, 1934

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 9, 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

1934-11-09

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 man has been busy too we had a fall of snow that covered the the ground and then it came off warm and has just been raining ever since

The swiss card is standing all kind of weather. its still nice and green.

are well has cleared up again. The water is nice a clear

yes I think the paper is on very good considering ever thing. I know now that its a job to put it on.

There were 7 bushel of carrats and 10 beets there were none in north half of field.

Suprise is growing very good. Max say she can not chew whole corn yet. But could eat ground corn & oats.

Her oatmeal is just gone. Max brought the sack to the house this week.

Max seen Harry Christopher the first day of hunting season and said he had ordered tres then and thay ought to be there most any day. But have not came as yet and he is leaving deer hunting around Oct 15.

Mrs Lardie took butter from me this week as she enteraning the preacher this week with help of Mrs Mills.

Mrs Neill closed her house up and was staying over with Mrs Lardie and had just been closed a few day when she went over for something and some one had broken in a drank grape juice and what they did drink thay opened and left. You know Hooper had to move back on account of some one was breaking into there house all time takeing things.

Yes the Brimmer are still here it look like all winter. But don't know how thay can possible stay.

Ronald as been feling quite good. I have been quite miserable of late. Cold. a few other things.

The horses are fine. Max has been giving them a little excercise of late.

I have two more suits for Ronald nearly done. When I get done he will have 3 good suits for good and 4 for ever day. Hopeing that will keep him clean.

I guess that all new's

Best Wishes to you

Hazel & Max

P.S The four dollars that was here from Willobee I give to Edna Dohm as she would like to had it Is that all right.

Expenses - Oct. 1934. 

Patching plaster --- .52
More plastir ---  .52
Mrs. Dohm --- $4.00
Gas------- 5 gal .98
glass starch 2 boxes  .50
?Batteries for telephone .26
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?                       6.78

6.00
2.78
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3.22

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