Agriculture Construction/Mining facebook Wall Photos Flair Boxes John Deere Logout John Deere changing the landscape of the world, one plow furrow at a time. Wall Info Photos Boxes Invention Information Primary Invention: Steel bottomed plow How did this change Allowed the efficient cultivation fields so that more crops could be grown each year. The World: Is it still in use today: Yes. What improvements Adding multiple bottoms to a single plow. The addition of hydraulics Been made to this: to raise and lower to plow bottoms and be pulled by a tractor. Led to what other Advanced agriculture equipment i.e. tractor, combine, etc. technologies: Company information: Deere & Company – One of the largest producers of agriculture, mining, construction, and turf management equipment in the world. View photos of John Deere (5) Send John Deere a message The Plow Poke message Information Networks: Agriculture Industry Birthday: February 7. 1804 Date of Death (If Applicable): May 17, 1886 Known for: Creating Steel bottom Plow Hometown: Moline, Illinois Friend Information Friends of the time period: Cyris McCormic, Henry Blair, Benjamin Holt Friends not of their time period: Rudolf Diesel , Andrew Carnegie, Steve Jobs Company Logo Friends McCormick Holt Carnegie Turf Agriculture Construction/Mining Diesel Blair Jobs