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Commodore Tom Lee's Electric Farm Attracts Wide Attention
Idaho Falls Post reports Commodore Tom Lee's Bungalow farm near Fremont County uses a 15 horsepower General Electric motor powered by a private line to thresh wheat and oats. The system, first of its kind, cut threshing costs and showed electricity extending farming options and efficiency across the West.
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