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STEAL PLOW

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STEEL PLOW

by Jacob and Vanessa
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WHO INVETED IT ?

  • John Deere invented the first steel plow 1837
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WHY WAS IT INVENTED ?

  • Middle West was being settled, the soil was different there than in the East
  • The soil would break the plows
Photo by Ken Lund

HOW WAS IT USED ?

  • Break up tough soil without soil getting stuck
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175 YEARS LATER

  • The company that grew out of the success of this innovative plow continues to manufacture advanced equipment to help those who work with the land accomplish their tasks better and faster.

HELPFUL...?

  • Benefited farmers, it allowed them to cut furrows in thick sticky soil in the Midwest.

WHATS OLD ?

  • Original plow could only do a fraction of the work farmers can tackle with modern tillage equipment

WHATS NEW ?

  • Deere continued to expand his operation and he was soon producing several different plows.
  • An 1857 advertisement mentions nine models