Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 3, 1937

To Miss Taft:

yes we been have just such weather + cold. we had snow last Friday great big flakes. + wet.

Mrs Colerick say you have purchased the upton place. and is turning the keys over to me. will I keep them till you come or send them. Max was over there the other nite and nothing seemed to be broken into

max has orchards [??ise] both ways. and waiting for lime drill. ever one is in use. and Archie Helfrich is so greatly in demand. But max expect it get one this week. The Tompkins spreadere is broken. and the Ray Hooper lime spreader is fixed for a tractor.

we recieved the notice of gates and said would be here Apr 27. But have not come. yet.

Max say he got a bargain on the lime. Kyselka order so much of it planning the high school was going to use so much. but dident so he let Max have it for price of cheaper lime

I understand Mrs Jennison is not going keep a cow. no one to milk it. Know one around here seem to want a cow. as yet.

Charlie cooper took a cow up to sale and done real well he said. all people that want to buy any this goes to the sale's at. Fair ground's know. one man said she ought be worth $50.00 up there.

Max had dray teeth turned V

we have had one mess on roads down in here. Max spoke to Fox and told him we had children to take to school. so the trucks brought 7 loads of gravel down by water hole.

I have been rakeing yard till wore a blister on my hand.

Ronald say to tell not to sell the old cow. he likes to milk her. He feel pretty when any animal have to be sold. of place.

Ronald has a bad cold. so croupy. Been such changeable weathere.

The lime + spray material are both here.

Mrs Lardie is selling her place. she was asking $3,000 but know she come down $2,500 she had a spell sunday nite and though she wasen't going pull threw.

Mrs Sanford. (Nora Eiman) say she has run ever one in Detroit ragged going to those faith healers. and spent a lots of money.

Are school will out the last of May.

I suppose Alberta is enjoying her new car. its must be a great thrill to drive a new one.

We are thinking of moving bedroom up stairs if old stair step will stand racket this summer. Ronald need a room of his own.

I must close and get sonny ready for school. He not up yet. he cough so much at nite. He tired in morning

Must close. a get Busy.

Sincerly Max + Hazel