Prairie-taming plow and the birth of Deere in Illinois
Illinois native John Deere built the steel plow in 1837 in Grand Detour, transforming Midwest farming and spawning Deere & Co. The firm later moved to Moline, fueling the Quad Cities’ rise as an agricultural implement hub. The Grand Detour site now draws 25,000 visitors yearly, while the prairie soil story explains the region’s agricultural boom.
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William Prater
Rock River
John Deere
Deere & Co
Lee County
Moline
Rock
Mississippi
Grand Detour
Deere
Dixon
Midwest
John Deere Foundation
Rutland
Grand Detour Rock River Register
Mars
Vernie Miller
Iowa
Illinois
International Harvester
Caterpillar Tractor
Case
Ag Imp
Stevenson hearings on U S export policy face farm interests
Senator Adlai Stevenson schedules a March 30 Chicago hearing on agricultural exports as part of a broader look at export policy. The piece notes Illinois as a major exporter, cites Brazil as a competing supplier, and mentions trade missions to Asia and India while highlighting the complexity of global trade and the push for more protectionist measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
Adlai Stevenson
International Finance
U.S
Illinois
Chicago
Board of Trade
Mercantile Exchange
Stevenson
China
Hong Kong
Japan
India
Paul Findley
R-Ill
Edward Madigan
Alan Grant
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harold Dodd
Illinois Farmers Union
Harold Steele
Illinois Farm Bureau
John R. Block
Illinois Agriculture Director
Brazil
Bob Bergland
Colvis to Lead Illinois Horticultural Society and Fruit Council
Bernard E. Colvis of Colvis Orchards in Chester is named president of the Illinois State Horticultural Society and Illinois Fruit Council, succeeding James A. Eckert of Eckert Orchards in Belleville. Colvis and his brother Mark expanded their family orchard to include nectarines and plums and grow strawberries, blackberries, corn, tomatoes, and other vegetables. Wayne Sirles of Alto Pass and William Weir of Gladstone join the board, with several other members named and James Retzer and Robert Edwards elected first and second vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard E. Colvis
Colvis Orchards
Chester
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Illinois Fruit Council
Colvis
James A. Eckert
Eckert Orchards, Inc
Belleville
Mark
Wayne Sirles
Alto Pass
The
Horticulture Society
William Weir
Gladstone
James Retzer
Hardin
Robert Edwards
Poplar Grove
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Nixon
Ford
European Community
Taiwan
United States
Steel
Sen. Stevenson
Antarctic
Perry
BERC
Stan
East Perry Lumber Co
P.O
Frohna, MO
Les Yellow
Lasso
Monsanto
Monsanto Company
Monsantyo Company
Fruit Council
William Hartline
William Flamm
Cobden
Joe Ringhausen
Fieldon
William‘ioran
Toledo
Corn Belt National Bank
ACA
Amocoe
Amoco
Standard Oil Division
Amoco Oil Company
Louis Wills
Gorham
Harry’s Farms
Sparta
Cairo
St. Louis
CMA
Perfect Victor
Super Domino
Harry
Hesson Stackhand
Combine & Corn
Harrow
Massey Ferguson
Weider
Jewett M. Fulkerson
Wes Hays
Fulkerson
Hereford
Wanda Harry Sparta
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