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May 3, 1932

Dear Miss Taft

Recieved check ok.

The weather stay cold. It was very dry. But have got a little rain and trying to rain to-nite.

I got some raspberries plant. and expecting to get some more as soon as thay grow a little

My uncle Will Wilson is selling straw berries plant for [$].25 per hundred. If you would like to go in we will go fifty & fifty on them.

The fertlizer came last Friday and is all on. and oats in

Corn ground all disc & draged waiting for warm weather and is plowing the little orchard part of cherry orchard is disc

The piece that was seedid last fall there nothingn coming up but quack grass and Max say that sure is thick

Max took two big wagon load of quack grass root off the garden. and that much if not more to take off. It sure is alive with it I don't know if we can get in shape to put garden in or not. But are trying to do are best at it.

The cow freshened April 31. We dident keep the calf. Max knocked in head. though we would buy some bigger and put it out to pasture. No sure yet.

Thay are going to pay [$].12 per crate for picking cherries this year. Haven't heard as to the price except packing co. is going to pay [$].1 and dident care of thay got any. the goverment men are right and are running it.

Do you know how much time & sulphur it take to do the season sprawing Clyaton Lardie say there going to be a shortage on lime & sulphur. So the-ough if you need more had better order soon. and it $7.00 per barrel

Tom Richerd bill is $3.00 for hauling

There has been very heavy white frost at nite

I guess that all the new of farm

Sincerely

Max & Family