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John Deere produced the first steel plate on May 6, 1833.
John Deere (February 7, 1804 - May 17, 1886) was an American manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the brands of construction equipment and agriculture in the world.
worked for four years as an apprentice blacksmith, entering the business in 1825.
The business does not work very well and Deere was having trouble with your creditors. To avoid bankruptcy, Deere sold the shop to his father, and went to Illinois. Left his wife and family, who later joined him.
Deere settled in Grand Detour, Illinois. There being no other blacksmith in the area, Deere had no difficulty in finding work. Growing up in his father's tailor shop, Deere had polished and sharpened needles by passing through sand. This helped sharp needle to pierce the leather. Noting that the plows were not working very well in the land of the Illinois prairie, and recalling the sharp needles, Deere found that a polished steel plow and properly trained (a steel plow in one piece) could be handled better in the soil of the prairie, especially its sticky clay.
developed in 1837 and built his first steel plow, Deere or even if it was not the first to invent the steel plow is controversial. The hard steel was polished steel part that made it ideal for hard ground in the Midwest, working better than other plows. In 1843 Deere partnered with Leonard Andrus to produce more plows to keep the pace of construction on demand. In 1848, Deere dissolved Andrus and the company moved to Moline, Illinois because of its location along the Mississippi River, and be a hub. By 1855, it had sold more than 10,000 plows Deere factory. From the beginning Deere insisted on making high quality equipment. When business improves Deere left the day-to-day by his son, Carlos. In 1868, the corporation created Deere Deere & Company from its business.
Deere died at home on May 17, 1886. The company he founded continued to operate after his death, becoming one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment worldwide.

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