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Birth
John Deere was born February 7, 1804
Rutland, Vermont. John Deere was a American blacksmith and manufacturer. -
Was apr
He was apprenticed in 1821 when he was 17 to Captain Benjamin Lawrence. Benjamin was a prosperous blacksmith. -
Entered trade
Entered the trade for himself in 1825. -
Marriage
January 28, 1827, he was married to Demarius Lamb, who became his wife and helper for thirty-eight years.They both had nine children. -
First invention
Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first successful steel plow in 1837. -
Invention making
Deere had polished and sharpened needles by running them through sand. This polishing helped the needles sew through soft leather. Deere found that cast-iron plows were not working very well in the tough prairie soil of Illinois and remembered the polished needles. Deere got an idea that a plow made out of highly polished steel and a correctly shaped moldboard would be better able to handle the soil conditions. -
First costimer
In early 1838 deere soold his first plow to his first costimer Lewis Crandall, who quickly spread word of his success with Deere's plow. Many people started buying it and it became famous. -
The sells
By 1841 Deere was manufacturing 75-100 plows per year. -
Industry
By 1855, Deere's factory sold more than 10,000 such plows. -
John's son
Deere insisted on making high-quality equipment. He said, "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me."Following the Panic of 1857, business improved, Deere left the day-to-day operations to his son Charles. -
Factory
An 1859 John Deere's Plow Factory in Moline, Illinois was growing. -
Bigger factorie
John Deere's Factory in Moline, in the 1880's was growing bigger ever year -
Death
He died at home on May 17, 1886, at the age of 82. -
John deere today
Deere's invention started the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. -
The tractor
Deere's invention led to many other inventions like the tractor and other machinerys. If it was not for his invention we would not have many farming tools today.
