Happy Birthday, John Deere!

JohnDeereBorn on February 7, 1804, in Rutland, Vermont, John Deere was a man of modest means. In 1837, he created his first plow from a broken saw, and it was the first of many tools that revolutionized the way farmers work today. Here are some John Deere tractors through the decades:

 

1837 – The First Plow

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1900′s

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1920′s

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1940′s

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1960′s

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2000′s

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2014

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