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Old Mission, Mich. Nov. 16th 19-25 My Dear Miss. Taft:- We have a new calf & do you wish to keep it. It is a very small one & nothing here to feed it. I should have asked you before what we should do with it. It came yesterday P.M. Children are waiting for this as it is after 8 now & I must hurry. Joseph can't get any saw dust as Mr. Foulek needs his. And A[rnous] has very little left & that is very poor & full of sticks & junk besides doesn't want to sell any. The animals haven't any bedding. Joseph got some leaves but they stay wet so much of the time can't get them. Ground is white again and still snowing and blowing like Dec. instead of Nov. Joseph has 11 loads of gravel & needs much more it is slow work picking it loose. he plowed the field where we used to have sweet clover & you wish to have sweet corn planted in the Spring. Will write later in week Thanks many times for check love Essie