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When john was 17 he went to start his apprenticeship at a black smiths shop in Grand Detour Illinois.
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John Deere invented the first ever non stick plow that changed the farming community forever.
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By 1841 Deere had made 100 plows and had sold them to farmers
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In 1848 Deere moved his operation to Moline Illinois so he could expand his operation also coal and water was cheaper and he was able to start making new products to compliment his plow
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In 1858 john Deere handed his company over to his son Charles Deere and he became the vise president of the company but john was still the president
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In 1863 john introduced the first ever-riding equipment to pull behind horses.
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John deere was making alot of mony he was making thousands and thousands by the time that john died he was almost a millionaire
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John died in his home in Moline illinios