Old time harvesting, threshing on Labor Day

This is a head-on view of the McCormack push header which the Palouse Empire Threshing Association had back in action at the Threshing Bee Monday next to the fairground. Stan Riebold is at the controls.

A John Deere 33 puller combine from the David Morgan collection provided a "new era" threshing chapter at the association's bee. The combine, which dates back to before World War II, features a 12-reel. John Morgan is driving the Allis Chalmers tractor.

Aubrey, Ima, and Clint Powell of Colfax peer out of the Threshing Bee's cook shack early in the harvest day. Their ages are 5, 7 and 8.

Jacob Lyle stands next to the 1952 White truck which he and his dad, Scott Lyle, brought to the bee from their place near Union Center.

Standing ready with pitchforks to feed cut grain into the bee's threshing machine were Landen Miller and Cooper Schwartz of LaCrosse and Macoy Reiber of Pullman.

Laura Jones, Sheena Becker and Nancy Anderson of Endicott were ready on the serving line in the community building prior to the noon lunch break. Jenny Meyer of Endicott Food Center again catered the meal.