Both of these pictures were taken in the early 1970's. This is a IH 403 open cab that my uncle rolled into the creek. He jumped clear with minor injuries. Had he been in a cab, it would have possibly killed him. The machine was up and running again in 4 days.	This is a IH 403 hillside combine that the lower "wishbone" broke in between the two front drive wheels. It took four different cables, pulling in different directions to get it back into repairable condition. It was just driving down the field and collapsed into this contortion.
This was my neighbor's "SHARK" IH tractor that had broken a 3-point pin.	When this happens, the 3-point tool always catches the tire and comes up through the cab at the operator. It took my M-135 deuce with winch and boom to get this thing back on the ground.

         1680 harvester with a broken rear axle.                                         M-812 bridge truck converted into a potato truck.

We operate a 1,500 acre farm, growing 400 acres of the following varieties of certified seed potatoes, Russet Burbank, Ranger Russet, and straight Line Norkotah.

Mail order small cat with 5 hp Briggs & Stratton engine.- - - - - - - - -View of the Tetons from our house.

We grow 1,100 acres of wheat, and malting barley for Anhauser Busch and Groupo Modelo, (Corona beer). Hay and mustard are also grown.

The Howell's are one of the longest farming families in the state of Idaho. My Great-Great-Grandfather Thomas Charles Davis Howell was amongst the first Mormon settlers in Franklin, Idaho in 1860. After migrating out of Wayne Co. North Carolina and Gibson Co. Tennessee. If you are interested in southern Howell genealogy, give me a shout.

Below are two pictures showing mustard harvest at high elevation 5,700 ft. and windrowing of 4 rows of seed potatoes so that the harvester can pick them up.

     A collection of Farm "Boo-Boo's" found on the Internet:
 (And our neighbors truck that had an air bag suspension. Shhh! Don't tell him you saw it here.)