Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 30, 1936

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 30, 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

1936-11-30

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

Are weather is very cold with a light fall of snow.

Last Friday was a beautiful day it was so warm + bright sunshine.

Max took little Daisy cow to Lou Zou-lek. He had one terrible time trying to get her anywhere. at last He went over for Max Kitchen. max was not there. So thought Bernie would answer the purpose. So thay shuved + pulled. till thay got her to Law. He wanted to loud her into truck and bring home for the boy's. But max refused too. The rest of cow was tested again for T.B. I am sending slip inclosed.

We have scarlet fever in hallow. alice Kitchen has it. Ronald is not any more exposed then rest of school. she came down with it Sunday nite. I feel kind of frightened tho.

Mrs Ida Lardie is going to spend wintere in Detroit with Margeret + Husband. leaving for Northport wednesday then on to Detroit young Seth Tompkins has bough the Guy Tompkins old place.

There was a scant bushel of carrots off. your row + half in your garden. Max pulled top and all in other and feed out that way. they not very good quality the sand burrs were so thick you could hardly work.

Well Xmas will so be here again. I am trying to save a few nickles toward a new coat but thay come very slow.

I guess that all the new's.

Sincerly Max + Hazel.

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