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  John Deere was from Grand Detour, Illinois. He was a blacksmith that created a steel mold board from a broken sawblade.
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  It was the first plow that a person could ride behind
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  The patent is for the molds for making steel plows.
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  John Deere now has plows, cultivators, harrows, drills and planters, and wagons and buggies.
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  A farm magazine in 14 languages and made in 115 countries.
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  The Waterloo boy was the first tractor by John Deere.
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  The first 2 syllinder John Deere Tractor.
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  Was the first John Deere combine.
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  two of the most popular models in John Deere history.
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  John Deere makes a tractor for the military!
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  The first bull dozer built by John Deere.
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  The first tow-row self propelled cotton picker ever made.
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  A two row corn head is invented.
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  They put factories in Mexico, Germany, and Spain
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  It would bale the hay and through it in a wagon.
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  The first of the company's all yellow line of products.
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  New factories is Rosario, Argentina, France,and Saran.
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  The first John Deere lawn tractor.
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  It has canopy that makes it very safe.
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  Snowmobiles are introduced.
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  Cab and air tractors hit the market!!!
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  Deere turns 150 years old!!
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  The first utility vehicle by John Deere!!
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  The first cotton picker that bales it in to round bales.
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  Bales Square bales