[DOC] [TLE] The Steel Plow [PAR] When was it invented or first used? John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837 
when the Middle-West was being settled. ... In 1825 he started his career as a 
blacksmith. He moved west in the 1830's when times got tough. ... A single plow 
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end of the fork ... By 1819 the improved cast-iron plow was widely used in 
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In 1837, a blacksmith in Illinois began making steel plows from saw steel and ... 
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Question: This blacksmith improved the plow in the late 1830s by building the first one of steel
Answer: John Deere