Plow with a steel blade introduced by John Deere

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
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Farming

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Date of occurrence 1837

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Blacksmith John Deere (7th February, 1804 - 17th May, 1886) introduced and manufactured the first plough with a steel blade in Illinois in 1837. It was a much more efficient tool than the ploughs with cast-iron blades that were in use, and became known as 'The Plow that Broke the Plains'.

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