Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-01


This year Mr.. Cole purchased and
harvested his crop with a Little
Idaho" Harvester-the Moscow built
combine that is destined to revolu-
tionize present methods, and when
questioned as to his experience with
the machine was very emphatic in
pronouncing the Little Wonder, >"
as the Idaho" is known, a complete
success.
why" said Mr.. Cole, Il got
through harvest the easiest l ever
did and with practically no expense
Not only easy for myself by for Mrs.
Cole, who, | don't believe knew we
were having a harvest. Give me the
Little Idaho every time. 1t saves
money, worry and trouble. | do not
believe any man that tries one would
ever think of going back to the old
way of binding and threshing. I'll
| tell you my experience and you'll
see why.
Il cut and threshed this year 225
acres of wheat, oats and barley with
the little machine. My crop was a
little better than the average. |
know | saved as much if not more
grain than / could have in any other
way. Besides | got a much better
job of cleaning. l had to pay out no
money except for Oh which was a very
small amount, and l saved for myself
from $500 to $3.50 in the cost of
harvesting every acre of my grain
after allowing wages for myself, my
son and team.
Il had seven horses on my machine
and they carried it along with no
trouble at all. In fact, on good level
ground they handled it too easy and
| had more power than | needed. The
horses came through the harvest fine.
Better than they usually do. l took
my own time and did not try to make
a speed record. Cut and threshed an
average of from eight TO twelve acres
a day. OF course | had some bother,
but not as much as | have had some
years with a binder. The Idaho is
simple machine and although it was
new to me and | had to learn to
handle it in the actual work | got
| along fine and my machine is in good
shape for another year, We're it not
that the company is going to put the
new improvement on for me it would
not even have to be oyerhauled.
4 haven't yet checked up my
exact averages, but | kept track of
what | was doing and | know the
Idaho saved me lots of money-more
than half its cost. | was actually
out nothing but my little oil bill, you
see, and counting hauling and every
thing | have not had to pay out any
money to speak of this harvest. A
whole lot different from what it has
been, I'll tell you. l wouldn't even
think of going back to the old meth
DDS. No sir! I'll take the little Ida
no every time.
I've heard men who have never
run an Idaho say it was no good but
they have only to use one to be CON
WINGED that it not only all right and
not only the cheapest but the best
way to harvest. All this talk about
it fouling the ground is wrong. There
is nothing to it. l watched my work
closely and am sure that all the wild
oats and all other grain | cut went
into the sack. While little foul stuff
that went back on my ground was
that which ripened before cutting. 1t
| did not come from the machine. A
man that wants to raise wild oats
don't need an Idaho
Another thing, I've heard it said
by some people that the machine was
horse killer. This is not true. |
curtained off my machine as every
, man should do to keep the dust from
the horses, and as l said before, my
teams came through the harvest bet
ter than they usually do.
Il am glad to give my experience
with the Idaho and to state that it
offers without any question the cheap
est and best way for the small ranch
er to harvest his crop, in my opinion.
The man who wants to get the most
for his work, that wants to save ex-
pense and worry in his harvest work
will find the Idaho just what he
wants"
Mr.. Coles opinion should be high
ly valued by those Interested in bet
tering their harvest methods for he
can be relied on to state nothing but
facts and depended upon to say only
what he honestly believes and posi-
lively knows. There is no doubt but
that the Idaho" plan of "one dol