Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 25, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 25, 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

1935-05-25

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 25, 1935

To Miss Taft

I guess we have spring at least we have not had a heavy white frost for two nites. It has been very cold all spring. The leaves have came out half in two day's.

Max has his corn ground ready at last and is going to plant this week. The sweet cherry's are in bloom.

You had four rows of pea's. We put all the bean up in your garden. Mine to and am putting rest of your garden down with mine. We thouaght it would be all right with you as things burn up so terrible in your's and beans does all right.


Very heavy frost last nite again May 22. Ronald was five years old May 22

The blessing of blossom's is to be held this Sunday May 26. at Wilson farm where Arthur Kilmury work's.

Cub Spruits lost there son Saturday nite still birth and lost a cow the week before. There are quite a few looseing there cow's 3 in neighborhood.

We have a calf from Mr. Ben Ghering. I have 26 chicken out. its so cold there not doing good.

The gardens are in but are not up yet

Yes, we will get eves trought when we go to town again. I was wishing we could have a new one.

We need rain very bad and warm weather. Max just got thru draging all orchard thru. Ever thing budded heavy.

I guess that all the news.

I am invited to a shower for Mrs. Roger Kitchen. stork.

Sincerely Max + Hazel. Ronald

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