The J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co., founded in 1842, revolutionized threshers by building steam-powered machines out of steel, instead of wood.
http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=162
I know literally nothing about farm machinery but these ghosts of the farming past can be found at the Rimbey farm museum, which is a favourite stopping over point for my many road trips to northern Alberta to visit family.
I tried to find info on this model online but couldn't confirm what type of engine this one was running on.
The first photo shows "Old Abe," a bald eagle who was the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War.
Old Abe has a very interesting and lengthy Wikipedia page dedicated to him. That bird lived a full life!