[Gutenberg 34562] • John Deere's Steel Plow

[Gutenberg 34562] • John Deere's Steel Plow
Authors
Kendall, Edward C.
Tags
plows , 1804-1886 , deere , john
Date
2011-03-30T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.24 MB
Lang
en
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John Deere in 1837 invented a plow that could be used successfully in the sticky, root-filled soil of the prairie. It was called a steel plow. Actually, it appears that only the cutting edge, the share, on the first Deere plows was steel.