Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 30, 1938

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 30, 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

1938-11-30

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 about 6 in of snow, which fell thanksgiving night.

Ever one is well except slight cold. Your animals have 10 bushel of carrots of three colors, orange, light orange & white & 20 bushel of corn. 4 bushel of beets top and all. They were so small Max did tops there. Feed tops and all, and your tools are all under shelter too. There were only 1 good load of cornstalks Tom Richard 160 shocks of corn he want to sell. He wants $15 for whole bunch agreeing to help haul them. Do you want them. Max say it will help out on hay. Max is getting up a pole pile for to buzz. Are electricity is coming slow with Michigan public bucking it at ever turn. they don't want to wire the people up but still thay don't want an other comany to come in either. I think you will be here to see your own house wired next year. you dident specfie a light for cellar. it a might dark place down there.

The lawing in wireing there got to be three opening in a room. but wall switch can count as one. Clifford Fouch had to make an other map of pensulia.I have your glad bulbs all stored. It will be soon time to think of Xmas. We wont have an apple by Xmas there all rottening ever body is. there not keeping.

Ronald just at age were he want so many thing for Xmas. I don't what to do. He want one of little type writers. He still believes in Santa yet. I told him santa pretty hard up this year.

A good many from this vicinity have returned with there deer. Mr Perry Christopher & Mr. Harry Christopher & Fay Dohm & Fred Dohm, Jhon Langworthy, Archie Helfrich each bagged a deeer. There were eight in the party.

Well I must close and get my hungry familly something to eat. Hopeing this receach in best of health.

Sincerely, Max & Hazel

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