The Invention of the Plow
The cast iron plow was invented by Charles Newbold of Burlington County, New Jersey and was patented in June,1897. But the farmers wouldn't use it cause it "poisoned the soil" and made the plants grow thicker. Many other inventors tried to perfect the plow but that took a few years after Mr. Newbold.
A blacksmith from Rutland, Vermont perfected the plow by making it a steel plow in 1837. Simply because he realized how the plows weren't working and he remembered when he was little and he worked in his fathers tailor shop. He would sharpen and polish steel needles and run them through the sand. That made the needles go softer through the leather. As he used that knowledge to perfect the first successful steel plow.
By 1841 manufactured from 75-100 plows that year. In 1843, Deere partnered with Leonard Andrus to produce more plows to keep up with demand. By 1855, Deere's factory was selling more than 10,000 plows. It would be known as "The Plow that Broke the Plains.
John Deere was born February 7, 1804 in Rutland, Vermont. He was educated until he was 17 and became a blacksmith. He got married at the age of 23 and raised 9 children. He went onto become one of the richest men in America during that time. He died at his home on May 17, 1886
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deere_%28inventor%29
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldeere.htm
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