Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 29, 1938

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 29, 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

1938-09-29

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 are haveing good weather again with some sunshine. After so much rain it seems mighty good to see the sun.

I suppose there might be war by time you get this letter.

We expected we would have to pay some on electricity, but it seem a lot to pay $1.75 per month. Not know whether your useing that much or not, as I don't think we will with few electrical appliances we will have, which will only be a iron & washer & light. But I guess we will have to take bitter with sweet if want it.

Max has order 75 bushel of oats at 35 per bushel.

There was no answer on straw. Max has a chance to get a ton at $9.00 per ton delivered. There only one ton need.

Max has nearly all plowing done. Max say the old plow will take $10.00 repairs. Want to know if you want to put that much into it. The plow is sprung and mole board dont fit were it should that why they keep breaking all the time.

I have my canning done with just half my can fill.

Max is going to start over to your house next week digging away.

I guess that all the news I can think of. excuse my writing paper.

Sincerly Max & Hazel

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