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What inventions helped farming in the Midwest around 1830s?

John Deere's steel plow.


Why was John Deere important to midwestern farmers?

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.


How has the company john Deere impact on the united states?

john Deere has really help american agriculture starting with his high polished steel plow which was very efficient when working after that he sold about for hundred that year. after that his plowing company started to make tractors and now they have constructional forsetry turf and agicultural equiptment.


How are john Deere Eli Whitney Cyrus McCormick Robert Fulton related?

John Deere, Eli Whitney, Cyrus McCormick, and Robert Fulton are all significant figures in American industrial history, each known for their innovations that transformed agriculture and manufacturing. John Deere invented the steel plow, Eli Whitney is renowned for the cotton gin and the concept of interchangeable parts, Cyrus McCormick developed the mechanical reaper, and Robert Fulton is credited with advancing steamboat technology. Together, their contributions played crucial roles in the Industrial Revolution and significantly impacted the economy and society in the United States.


When was the moldboard plow?

I believe the Moldboard Plow was invented around the 3rd century.