Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 6, 1938

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 6, 1938

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

1938-05-06

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 have been having funny weather. Monday & Tuesday Nite we had two of terrible electric storm I ever seen. it lightened, thundered all nite no let up and tuesday nite the same. Monday nite dident rain much but tueday nite just poured. and so to-nite Max is building a fire in heating stove to keep warm Thurday nite. The cherry are nearly in full bloom. The fertilizer came Monday. Max got all on Tuesday and finished Wednesday. Oats & seeder are in. Max say you will have to have some more hay. Max this hay wasn't as good as it should of been. about 1 1/2 ton. The posts are all in at cottage and wire up. Mrs Jennison has not come to her farm and has had nothing done as I know of. school will be out May 20. Ronald is home sick with swollen glands. I guess that all news. Sincerely Max & Hazel

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