Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 23, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 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

1937-09-23

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

Scripto

Transcription

To Miss Taft

Are weathere is beautiful aftere so much rain.

Max picked 72 bushel of wealthys and Levi took them in. The packing Co started sorting them out of five bushel there was 1 peck they dident take anything a little blemish on it. So max told him to stop as he would like enough out of them to pay truck driver. So he took them to packing Co. for cider, and has an other load ready. to go.

In close is slip's on pears + crab apple. and also the slip were deposited the money. But we are not guilty of Mrs. Max is waiting to take in other load of apple and he will get money for both loads of ciders.

Max is husking corn.

Mrs Ida Lardie has moved over to her sister May Mills. thay also keep Mrs Lois Barrett as a nurse for mrs Lardie. Mrs Barrett gets along with Mrs Lardie so well.

Max bought a Level from small auction over Sale of Mrs Lardie for .50

We kept weight bill on pear to alberta in case she haden't recieved them.

I will be so glad to get thru canning I have grape jell + beet + Sandwith spread yet. I canned 3 1/2 bushel of peaches.

Harry Zang notified max he expected to go after some oats as soon a he heard from this man.

I guess that all the new's

Sincerly Max + Hazel + Sonny


Growers Delivery Tickets Max Gilmore Sept 14 4 crates A Pears 0.85 3.40 2 1/2 " B " 0.40 1.00 4.40 pd 9/14/37


Max Gilmore Sept 23 10 bu crabs 0.50 5.00 1 bu sm " 0.30 .30 5.30

Traverse City State Bank Mrs C G Taft 5.30 4.40 9.70

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