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INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT JOHN DEERE
FARM TOOLS -
The first successful steel plow was made by John Deere in 1837,
and the remains of it are preserved in the sample room of Deere &
Co. at Moline, Ill.
John Deere conceived the idea of a self-scouring steel plow. His
first plow bottom was made from a section of steel saw blade
fashioned over a log, and had the peculiar John Deere shape. It
was a marked success. It would scour-the first plow that ever-
did "clean off" in the sticky soils of the West.
For ten years John Deere sought to supply the demand for steel
plows from his blacksmith shop, then he built his first plow fac-
tory in Moline, Ill. In 1868 Deere & Company was incorporated for
$500,000. Today the annual payroll amounts to many times the
original capitalization.
In the first year of his business John Deere made three plows.
In 1839 he made. ten. In 1846 the first slab of plow steel rolled in
the United States was rolled to his order, under his direction, and
with machinery made and imported for him. In 1857 the factory at
Moline had an annual output of 10,000 plows; more than 1,000,000
shares are now manufactured annually for plows already in use.
THE KEYNOTE OF SUCCESS.
Railroads and banks may not yet be all that can be desired, but,
as in the case of the boy who complained that his bread was hard,
it's harder where there are none. And this was the situation in
the early days of John Deere.
His first plows were delivered to his customers by his own
teams and wagons and by the river to various distributing points.
In order to raise money to build his first Moline factory he was
compelled to canvass mercantile institutions throughout the coun-
try, and subscriptions were raised generally in amounts of less
than $100 in each place.
But the freight upon a single implement often exceeded its
price at the factory. For this reason selling organizations were
formed throughout the country under the name of John Deere
Plow Company. The business of these conKpanies includes the
study of local needs and the responsibility of delivery to the
farmer through the dealer at the lowest possible cost for trans-
portation.
Tile buyer may generally rely upon competition to protect him
against the payment of an unreasonable price. But he must rely
upon the integrity and reputation of the manufacturer in respect to
quality. John Deere goods are and have always been the highest
quality obtainable-that is a fundamental principle of the business.
The John Deere line has been gradually extended until it now
contains about everything a farmer needs in the way of farm tools.
The Soil Culture Department of Deere & Company is maintained
for the benefit of farmers who have problems to solve. At its
head is an expert agriculturist. Difficulties met with by, the pro-
gressive farmer are of special interest to this department and ques-
tions are answered cheerfully and without charge.
Dealers handling the John Deere line may be found in every
town of importance throughout the United States and Canada.
Write to the John Deere Plow Company of Dallas, Texas, for
full information concerning any implement in which you are in-
terested. Valuable booklets can be had for the asking.
JOHN DEERE PLOW
-wem COMPANY. -JOHN DEERE COMPANY
JOHN DEERE COMPANY
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