Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 14, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 14, 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

1937-04-14

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

Scripto

Transcription

To Miss Taft

We recieved your seed order by mail am sending a slip to. that came with seed. the order is ok.

Max is burning brush - and is going to spread manure this week.

I guess we can travel the old road this week. the water is nearly gone except on the side.

Yes the Dohm truck will do the other trucking. the lime + gates.

Max want to know if your plan's are to put oats + seeeded in the north end of corn field.

Max has not seen A.M. willobee yet about post.

Mrs Lardie don't seem to be very good this spring. a rumor is the place goes up for up sale.

I am haveing a trying time to feel good again from my quinsy. I may have to go to a Dre. yet.

Suprise gave birth to a little boy calf. it books so small. besides the old cow calf. thay are so big. we haven't decide what to do. with it yet. we have not any pig's and dont like to throw out the milk. it just hurts me to have. throw on ground. may keep calf for some veal.

I guess that all the new's

Sincerly Max + Family

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