He developed the first successful steel plow, & his company found tractors to be a fertile market
... 1863 The company makes the Hawkeye Riding Cultivator, the first Deere
... [DOC] [TLE] John Deere (inventor) - Wikipedia [PAR] John Deere (February 7, 1804  May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith and 
manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, ...