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Born in Rutland, Vermont, John Deere served a four-year apprenticeship to a blacksmith and worked in that trade until 1837.The implements being used by pioneer farmers of that day were cumbersome and ineffective for cutting and turning the prairie soil.To alleviate the problem, Deere and a partner, Major Leonard Andrus, designed three new plows in 1838.The plow was so successful that by 1846 Deere and his partner were selling a thousand a year.Deere...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:082256873X
ISBN13:9780822568735
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:Lerner Classroom
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.28 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
Age Range:7 to 9 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 4
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