Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 2, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 2, 1935

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

1935-05-02

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

May 2, 1935

To Miss Taft

Are spring is coming slow we had snow nite before last and turn real cold even afternoon Max has to put on his gloves to keep his hands warm driving team.

I forgot to tell you the trees came about three week ago. 37. And are in and there was not enough to fill out vacant. The ones that thought might lived diden't

The sweet clover in little new or chard is coming on fine.

Working on corn ground discing. Lime is got and all on places mentioned and field's disced. $1.00 pd for use of drill to Archie Helfrich. And on lime bill is .50 for bone meal for cow. She is eating sticks and trying to chew stone. and butter was coming hard and slow. So Max did have any money alone so but on bill. Dr. Scott say that what to get Max was talking about it to him. Max say she seem to feel better. Suprise is enjoying the yard.

Mrs. Jannison house caught afire tueday in fire place. Chimney and was burning so of lath where stove pipe went in. Just three women where there. Mrs Jennison. Daughter Florance. Mrs. Couroy Which frightened them terrible. So but an alarm. Max + I + Ronald went down there. There was lots of help but nothing anyone could do.

Mr. and Mrs. Conroy is leaving Mr. Conroy is gone two week ago. Mrs. is going Sunday. and unmarried daughter of Mrs. Jennison going to run buisness. Henry Kitchen is givng milk lesson know. Henry say quite laughable.

Max want to know is you want to sell the light wagon down in barn and how much. Max brother want to get a one horse wagon.

The spray material is all here. So the new dope will have to wait.

Max went to a meeting at town hall of New spray material by a man that had used it.

I guess that all news.

Yes I wished we could find calf. But no one is killing. There raiscing them all making a little amt veal.

Sincerely

Man + Hazel.Sonny

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