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Old Mission, Michigan May 2nd 1931

My dear Miss Taft:

Its raining again this A.M. one of those cold spring rains. this will help hold the fruit back for a while I'm very thankful.

I'm so sick and have been for 3 days I can scarcely hold my head up but have to plod on. I've got a terrible cold and it has settled in my eyes I can't read even to the daily paper. Mr. Allen has been here for meals three days so I have had to keep on the job some how.

We don't know what to do about the well he put in three days work broke the cylinder and dynamited the old screen after he had put in hours trying to get it out. Jos. told him we would write to you before we let him go deeper he went about 5 feet and the water isn't there so we can't get enough to pump for spraying. Will you be willing to have him go deeper. you will need very little more material it will be mostly labor. Its so hard to find any man to work on a well Mr. Allen is good but is getting old. I don't know of any one better people here think he does good work. I told him to make out his bill so far as I was afraid you wouldn't want any more expense. Jos. has tried to get on with the pump as it was but it refufsed to go on and we need it so bad right now. There is some water but not much. I was going to send you a telegram last night and then thot perhaps I could more fully explain in a letter without so much expense.

We used gas for first or dormant spray from our car tank so just bought this the other day. We got a larger can of grease as the smaller ones was nearly as much so got this size.

Please ans as soon as you can so we will know what to do.

All is coming fine on the farm so far.

Much love Essie.

.25 harness rivits 4.47 to your credit 2.25 gas 5.00 check 1.45 grease ____________ ____________ 9.47 3.95 expense 3.95 ____________ $5.52 to your credit May 2nd 1931