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Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 4, 1932
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Miss Taft
Are spring weather came in to-nite with a very good snow storm. The most we have had this year.
1.(question) we have melon seed you send over there isent enough enough I don't think, and also sweet corn seed - and Bean dident get ripe enough for seed. Thte squash seed the mice got. Cow pumpkin seed too
2.(question) we got all the bran that was ordered but have a full hundred left. Are car has been broke so much this winter. So we got the rest where it was in running order.
3. question $5.00. one dollar and half 8/.50 plow handles. 6 gallons of gas. at 16 per gal total. [$].96 for cutting stalks for cow. $1.50 for a hot shot for engine. 1 quart of oil for engine. [$].25 with tolal left [$].79 and there was out $2.00 $1.25 for lantern + [$].40 basket. which left the sum of [$].35. There a total left of $1.14
3. Thay haven't give us any an's to price of drag. But Max say Howard Whiting handles a drag that look very good to him a quack grass drag. he say's there can be a middle section put in any time you want to. will learn the price of it around $24.00
4. question yes it will be gotten as soon as we go to the city.
Max would like to know if you are sending the order for fertlizer to Tom Richerds or him?
Max say don't know how he is going get along with the team spraying alone. He said he would try it, to see
But thay feel so good thay can't be trusted.
Max say he has your plan laid out in pretty good order
Max says he afraid if the plan were put up in the shop you have to make new one's. The first good rain and thay would be gone
I hope the questions are satifactory.
The spray rig has got to have some welding done and will be done.
Max say he wished he had a set of brace & bit. He got some ash from his bro to make new evener's + thing that are [med?]. for spring work.
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Max + Family