John Deere was the inventor of the Steel plow. This plow was self cleaning and didn't wear as fast as the iron plow or wooden plow that farmers were using during that time. The Steel plow was also much lighter in weight to the iron plow. In the midwest there was plenty of rich fertile black soil but it was under all the prairie grass that had grown over the years. The wooden plow wouldn't work because it had to be constantly cleaned in order to plow. The steel plow could plow the prairie grass under and self clean the moldboard so the farmer could continue without stopping.
With the steel plow it could help plow an acre in less than ninety six hours.
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John Deere's steel plow.
It gives the path way for modern tractors.
John deere invented the steel plow in 1837
John Deere created to steel plow
Overall the steel plow replaced the wooden plow, steel being alot stronger material than wood but it was unable to be shaped into a plow bottom until the 1800s.
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An iron plow is made of iron, which is a softer metal compared to steel. A steel plow is made of steel, a stronger and more durable material than iron. Steel plows are generally more effective for breaking up tough or rocky soil compared to iron plows.
The steel plow helps the great plains in many ways. The steel plow made farmer life easier with planting crops.
The Steel plow could break up soil without the soil sticking to it, the steel plow was better than the wooden plow because the wooden plow could not break up rich soil without breaking
it took 96 hours to plow an acre with john deere's new steel plow
the steel plow in a better built plow . It's made for more ruff and rocky areas. They are built to last.
The steel plow came about as the cost of steel fell and the need for more efficient farming came about. The main advantage of the steel plow is that you can plow more of a field in any given time. This makes food less labour intensive and cheaper.
John Deere built the first steel plow in 1837 in the town of Grand Detour, IL.
A man named John Deere invented the steel-tipped plow in 1837.