Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 20, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 20, 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

1937-04-20

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 had a very heavy white frost last nite. The Frogs began to sing but are frozen under. know

Essie + Joe have a New Dodge pick up truck.

As I hear Tom Richard would not of haul Kitchen cherries this year. any way. he pulled a dirty trick on them last year. max is waiting for Russell Gove to get manure spreader fixed.

I must tell you Mrs Lardie has gone blind. and very ill at her siser at Northport and crying ever day to come to her home. So May Mills has came home and are bringing her home poor soul.

Max say he don't think it is the sill's that are gone. under house.

Henry Kitchen drove a new dodge truck home from Detroit for wounch farm.

The weight bill was stamped in you had kind turn side way to see the noumber.

Max say he think suprise is one too keep this year she has emproved a lot and the old cow is going back. Daisy will not be fresh till next wintere. would like to put Daisy out side to pasture. ever one around here take from 2 to 4 head out side pasture. the pasture rent is $4.00 to $5.00 a season.

Max order lime and gets this week. and has seed bought and home.

We are going to Mrs Chase funeral this after noon.

Will close hopeing this will reach in best of health.

Sincerly. Max + Hazel.

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