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HAPPY DAYSBy Millard WinterHellam, York Co., Pennsylvania 17336 In the early nineteen hundred's, Harry Baker of York County, Pennsylvania was a local thresherman. He used gas engines for power and his outfit was pulled by horses from one job to another. This outfit consisted of a 10 Hp. engine and an Ellis-Keystone Thresher, over shot type, hand feed and drag straw carrier. It was mostly barn threshing. Grain was bagged by half bushel measure. Jobs varied from twenty five to several hundred bushels. For less than 100 bushels the set up price was $4.00. The price schedule per bushel was: oats - 3 cents, wheat - 4 cents and rye - 5 cents. Threshing season started in July and sometimes lasted till the next spring. In 1907 Mr. Baker bought a York Gasoline Tractor, of same trade name as the engines he was using. (see photo herewith). This tractor was r... 775 of 3342 characters shown.
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