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Old Mission Mich

April 16th 1924



My Dear Miss Taft:-

Received the ans. to my last letter tonight + was very glad as you forgot to mention in your plans about sweet clover so am glad you answered so prompt.

We have another winter to hold things back.  Joseph went to town yesterday after lime and is stormed hard all day.  He was nearly frozen when he got home.  He took the tent to cover his load or everything would have been ruined.

I wrote a letter to Mr. Allen but have had no reply yet.  Hope he comes soon.  Because the work on the barn needs water.

I told you what Mr. Helfrich said he can get his brother to help him for $3.00 per day.  He did not say what he would charge for his own work.  Please say what we will do as it is getting late now.  And it will take some time to get every thing finished.  He will get busy any time you say so.

You will need one ton of hay to last us through.

  $      {?? ??? corn}                                          $2.58 for Disc repair
  5.00  F. Haywood                                          1.50 for to sharpen drag teeth
     {.???}                                                             .25 B rent
  5.00  {F??? ??n} Kitchen                                   .30 Jos. dinner
                 {2 a {f??}                                         $4.63                                           
 11.00  Curtis Leighton                                         .20      for 2 phone calls from last fall 
 7.56  on hand from before                                             and during winter.  One was                 
 $28.56 in all                                                     $4.83      Zimmerman + one was from
   4.83 expenses                                                             calling about apples. The 
 $23.73 cash on hand                                                      central has not collected until 
 $ 5.73  I will keep for expense                                        now so I paid him today.
 $18.00 will put in bank

You told me to keep odd cents so better keep 5.73 and deposit the $18.00 when I can get to Traverse city.

Fruit buds look fine was up in the orchard Sun + the trees look very good to me + I see them every Spring.

With love Essie.

P.S. Hope I have not forgotten anything