Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 23, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 23, 1937

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

1937-02-23

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

Feb.18, 1937

To Miss Taft.

we had a very heavy fall of snow last nite covering up the ice. So it not so much of a worry where the ice is.

oh yes I recieve the Ladies Home journel. doing double duty again. to my sisters

yes max thought aftere suprise cow came fresh + little Daisy heifer is not breed yet. it was so icy the last time max knew he would never make it to Tompkins as you couldn't hardly get the animals to move out of there tracks.

Ronald was very happy to recieve the funny's thanking very Kindly. He has all the rest you have sent him to. and get the big pile of them ever nite and set and look at them till bed time.

you will not know him next spring he sure has growed this yeare. if he growed as much next yeare he will be a tall a max.

I suppose you think the news editore is dead on odgensburg new's But I have send it over twice and thay have not put it in. I should worry as long get the paper.

Max recieved a letter from F.yon on Route 4. and sending it along. Max said he bedded with saw dust, and not so much manure as he say's either.

I am sending an other letter we recieved. I thought the bang test was over. seems not Max is pruning.

We have a pond started on road but seems to be going down some.

Are cellar was flood last saturday with about 2 in watere all over it came in the north cornere. it sounded like a river runing down the wall.

I guess that all the news. this time Hopeing your foot is well again.

Sincerly Max + Family.

P.S. we have two big pond's just like 4 years ago. thay are frozen over know.


Feb. 12, 1937 Dear Max:

I have some horse manure - probably twenty-five or thirty ton - I want to sell. I'll let you have it reasonable if you take the whole of it. I want to sell it all in a bunch. If you can't use it, Max, tell your neighbors. Come in and see us.

Yours truly, Francis F. yon R T D 4

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