Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 14, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 14, 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

1935-10-14

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

October 14, 1935

To Miss Taft

I am sorry to be so late with my letter. But some how I have not been able to set down a write. Funerals and Ronald sick again and trying to dodge the measles that in neighborhood.

And weathere is steady rain + more rain. We have had very funny weather lots of high winds. The winter apple are nearly all on ground.

Fay Dohm took straw and just hauled it home this week. Max has check but have not been to town yet to put into bank $18.00

1 load of wealthy the largest were picked. Tom hauled them. they went in about four oclock and dident get home till eleven oclock at nite. The load came to $9.46 which is waiting also to go into bank. The wind just put the rest on gound. The late apple are picked and in garage. Don't know what you will get No. 1 apples are selling .15 and .20 per bushel. No sale for pear's even to grocery store. Max took them. There were 5 bushel of No. 1 crab apple's at .30 cents per bushel. total $1.50 which goes to bank yet. Ever one had lo?? crab apple let. Tom Richard 15 bushel setting his shed and could not sell.

Do you want any crates made ...7 cents apiece and you furnish logs and you have to nail them yourself.

The new calf is coming fine and with out a name. Suprise cow likes get out very well if she can see away.

I guess that all new's

Mac + Hazel

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