Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 13, 1939

                                       Friday morning

Miss Taft. We are haveing nice sunny days again. We had quite a snow fall this month. Max is pruneing the little orchard Max says the sweet clover was up about 1 inch last fall. I always thought Oakley was half asleep. There lots of farmhouses that not satified with. report they got. with [cover] crops & so forth. your stationary was very pretty. Never seen blue before. Its a cherrieful as the giver. There is lots of sickness. Ronald only went to school one day last week. My sister Mrs Tony Dahm is ordered to bed for a month. She has a poisoning of the blood. that very hard on heart. caused from streps throat. one sister boy has pneumonia. Surprise cow has a new heifer calf. Ronald has Christened it Lou Bell[e?]. Thay thought it was a boy for day, and he named it Pat [Puttra???], but changes yes Mr. & Mrs Elmer Crampton have bought or bargained for her home place. the 20 acres & building. I understand $4,500 No tools, thay are living up there. the house on the 17 acres is for rent. Thay had started to put in a bath room. Had the stool in. waiting for the tub. to come. Mr Stevens. will be farmer what ever he says goes, with the Crampton's Mr [???} Chase. is working the 20 acres on shares. and the 36 and 17 acres Mr Jhon Langworthy is working by the day. Mr Zang is working Meadow on crop share of corn. Thay sure have a big debt on there hand's th[is] time. But I guess that the only way a poor man get any where. were sorry we di[dn't] take the Russell place. But know use crying over spilt milk. I guess. There an other new house going up on pensulia Street by bay. a big one. you won't be able see the bay only between house any more. Sincerely