Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 18, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 18, 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

1935-09-18

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

September 18, 1935

To Miss Taft

We received your card to-day and this afternoon load straw to ha(??) to take the load. He said he had to take it as he would not be back with Mon Sept 14. Boss cow gave birth to a big heifer calf. Sorry to say on are part and animals. The truth is truth.

Ronald is back in school likeing very much but keeps me on road a bit. He had a nice letter from Alberta feeling very proud of it.

Lot of rain and cold weather. But sun is shining to-day. I canned 7 quart of swiss chard and picked 2 more pail black berries over by your place. I made 4 pt of sandwitch spread to-day. 4 bushel o peaches coming last of week.

Max is starting to cut corn he say it a job since last big rain it down so bad.

Max said to tell you the man thru off $2.03 on straw because he said it got a little wet coming thru last nite. But Max opened up a bail and it was all right. Max say he pretty sure he can sell the extra amount you don't want so bill inside letter.

I guess that all the news.

Thanks for what as in paper sack.

Sincerely Max + Hazel. Sonny

excue paper I forgot to get Saturday

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