First Hay Baler in the Ashley Valley

The first field baler brought into the Ashley Valley was a three-man Case wire-tie baler. Victor Bingham bought the machine in 1940 and used it to bale hay that year. Since that time, the machine has seen every hay-cutting without fail, including the last cutting of this year 1967. Mr. Bingham has a new baler now, but the old machine is serving a new owner--Warren Bowden, who is getting the same dependable sercive which the machine gave its former owner. Ernie Helco is servicing the baler while Warren Bowden is driving the tractor. The Helco's own the Industrial Engine and Equipment Service which handle and service the full fine of Case equipment.