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The Humorous John Deere: Modern Day Farming

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THE FAMOUS JOHN DEERE Today in modern day farming it seems life is easy. With all the new technology we have who wouldn’t say that it was easy. In the olden days life was anything but easy with all the hard ships in the 1800s-1900s. Many of the farms in the 1800s to 1900s changed forever by the tractor. Way back in the day when farming was difficult machinery was not the best in the world. Many farmers had little or no efficient way to farm in the farming industry. Well the day came to be when good old John Deere came along, and solved that problem. Let me tell you a little about the history about John Deere. In the late 1800s to early 1900s the waterloo was the first kerosene tractor. The waterloo or water boy was the first tractor to run …show more content…

He decided to create this machine to make life a little easier for the commercial farmers. They found that investing in this machine was a great benefit to them because it made the hard work and long days not seem so bad anymore. The life of farming had been changed forever, and it was all thanks to Mr. John Deere. In my opinion, John Deere expanding its manufacturing of farming tractors into not only the basic and commercial farming tractor but also many more different types including the diesel tractor, was the beginning of a more economical way to …show more content…

Also, something that made the tractors more comfortable for the famers was the addition of the cab, which included air conditioning, radios and computerized systems. This addition was something that was economically appreciated to the entire life of farming. It helped make the life of farming more efficient in the heat and cold. The farmers were now able to work longer hours with shorter breaks because they could keep themselves cooled off in the summer and warmer in the winter. This addition to the tractors made the company John Deere more and more popular. From this point on, John Deere became a well know business manufacturer, especially in the modern world

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