Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 15, 1937

To Miss Taft

Are weather caught cold the water was running like mad. yesterday But its white with snow this morning.

about Levi. he's not shaved for three month. you can hardly tell him from andy Brimmer, and he's gone to trapping. No license for truck. Tom went away and left a Debt on both truck + tractor. if he don't watch out he will loose them both.

We recieved the booklets from Lansing mostly about bang's disease.

We dried Suprise cow up after that. So hopeing she be all right when she freshen's.

We hauled the last two bags of Bran this week. Thay have been up set up to milking Co. after fire so Max only took two bags of bran at a time.

Max seen Mr Yon the other day. he will sell twelve ton at $2.00 per ton. the next thing is to get it hauled.

Max is afraid Daisy cow is not breed again. Will know if a day or two.

Mrs Wilber is home. of much talk she wasent coming back. Mr Wilber has bought the old Peterson place near light house. for son Bud + wife to start a chicken ranch.

No the Gilmore are not in clubs around. but we play 5.00 and bridge both. if you go you have to intertains.

We had a stork shower for Mrs Elmer Crampton. Wednesday.

Mrs Earl Trowbridge Hazel + Mrs Roger Kitchen were there. with out Essie. and I had a real nice visit with them both, especially Hazel. She invited up for a visit to her home.

We have all been sick with flu. Ronald fell and cut his eye brow. any place else he would have to had stitches take. But the Dr was able draw shut with tape. Just had bandages removed last week Friday.

yes soon will be garden time. I hope we have less weed this yeare.

Well I must get busy.

Sincerly Max + Family

20731 Dec 25 1936 Peninsula Telephone Company Mr. Gilmore

Bill 1.05 paid Dec 25-1936 I. A. S.

273-1 Aug 1936 Mr. Taft

July 0.75 0.10 0.85

July 6 Miss Taft Trav Cit 119 0.10 26 Mrs. Stutman Detroit/Dearborn 0708P 0.65 July 26 Dr Kyselka. T.C. 0.10

Kindly answer and return so I may make plans and send out orders -

1. What garden seeds are there on hand, if any: 1 pd carrots seed, summer squash. beans enough plant one row. of yellow + green.

2. Was there any arsenate of bad left? 6 package at 3 pd per package.

3. Can Levi be depended on to do our hauling? no license yet no money to get any.

4. I find record of some lime application but was there lime put on the 1936 corn field in 1934 - or 1935?

5. Are the oats in the bin good enough to use for seed for green feed not for ripened grain? yes there is oats good enough

6. Account of money spent - On hand Sept- 1936 $5.00 Spent

5 gal Gas 98 5 gal Gas 98 Bernie Kitchen for Driving heifer 0.50 telephone Bill 0.85 Salt 100 pd 1.05 Bernie Kitchen Driving heifer 0.50

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