Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 29, 1936

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 29, 1936

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

1936-04-29

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

To miss Taft

I hope spring as come. we sure have been haveing some snow storm's.

Max has manure nearly all out will finish to-day has Gone manure spread. and ever one else want it to.

Corn ground disc. and orchard's. too

no I have no quilting frame's. But I borrowed Mrs Fay Dohm. I think she would gladly loan them to you.

Mrs Nona Eiman was married Saturday nite. we went to dance to Old Mission. and then after the dance we came back and made some noise for her. Her name know is Mrs Sanford. He is 12 years younger then her.

we were very glad to get raise in wage's which help a lot.

Harry Christophere dilivered the trees, last week and max has them all in.

My hands are so blistered from rakeing leaves I can hardly close my hand to write.

School is out May 22. on Ronald Birthday. He is 6 year's old. He sure was tickled to get funny paper. in the mail. He was still look at other's. Some (over) kids were here and wanted take them home to read. He say you can if you will bring right back. Thanking very much.

Mrs Frank Phelep's is a very pleasent woman. She know noone in 2 hour's there he does all week.

The man that bargined for precott place did work for [wil???]. His Wife is a Dana girl. I believe Ted Dana Daughtere.

Max was not able to locate any more manure.

Roger Kitchen had a milk Route I guess some of her relatives work there. to the dairy But he said thay dident like the climate there. I have never seen the baby yet. only what I here Essie tell about it.

Suprise cow is showing up pretty good. Max he is very much take'n up with Daisy Cow. she seems to have best quality in her he thinks Suprise is all to-gethere to reckless with those horn's. to be safe.

I guess that all the new's.

yes I have had the same experince on my eye. as you are haveing on your foot.

Sincerly Max + Family

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