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When Illinois blacksmith John Deere brought out the first commercial steel plow in 1837, he helped set the stage for a revolution in agriculture. Because the tough sod of the Midwest slid so easily off what farmers came to call Deere's "singing plow," vast stretches of prairieland could be turned into productive farmland. Deere & Co., the Moline manufacturing giant he created to sell his plow, went on to become the world's biggest maker of agricultural equipment. In addition to its well-known tractors, combines, seed drills and other farm-related equipment, Deere is also a leading maker of heavy equipment used in construction and logging. Despite that diversification, Deere's sales still pri...
When Illinois blacksmith John Deere brought out the first commercial steel plow in 1837, he helped set the stage for a revolution in agriculture. Because the tough sod of the Midwest slid so easily off what farmers came to call Deere's "singing plow," vast stretches of prairieland could be turned into productive farmland. Deere & Co., the Moline manufacturing giant he created to sell his plow, went on to become the world's biggest maker of agricultural equipment. In addition to its well-known tractors, combines, seed drills and other farm-related equipment, Deere is also a leading maker of heavy equipment used in construction and logging. Despite that diversification, Deere's sales still primarily rise and fall with the price farmers get for the grains they harvest -- growers only buy such big-ticket equipment when they're relatively flush -- and the soaring commodity prices that accompanied the ethanol boom of the mid-2000s spurred record profits for the company.
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Deere profit drops as weaker consumer sales, higher expenses offset strength in farm machinery
AP Manufacturing WriterDeere & Co.'s quarterly profit fell 18 percent as weaker results in its small equipment and credit divisions, coupled with higher expenses, overwhelmed strong sales of farm machinery. The world's largest maker of agricultural equipment also forecast...Tags: Sales, Forests, Agricultural Research and Technology, Government, Earnings Forecasts
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Police Blotter
Police blotter Police reports in Baltimore city and county Southern Baltimore Shooting A teenage boy was shot in the right side under the armpit about 7:30 p.m. yesterday near a city fire house at Maude Avenue and 5th St. in Brooklyn. He was taken...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Music Theater, Pikesville, Vehicles
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'Please don't drink and drive. ... This is what happens—three beautiful lives abruptly cut short.'
Tribune reporterAmanda Jahn was driving home from teaching a violin lesson, her two young children strapped into their car seats, when a vehicle came barreling through a stop sign and slammed into their car. A repeat drunken driver was behind the wheel of the other...Tags: Road Accidents, Drunk Driving, Punishment, Vehicles, Transportation Accidents
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SEMA 2008 Wrap up
Consumer ReportsConsumer Reports Autos staff were in Las Vegas all of last week at SEMA, wearing out our shoe leather. What happens in Vegas, may stay in Vegas, but in this case, our Autos team is talking: they've been blogging away all week at a furious pace. Here's a... -
SEMA 2008: SMART goes John Deere green
Autoblog.comFiled under: SEMA, Etc., SMART Click above for high-res gallery of the Black Deere smart from SEMA Tom Mutchler at Consumer Reports says his first drive in a SMART reminded him of his John Deere x300 lawn tractor. Slow and noisy, but they both fit in... -
Ailing Jeff Overton fights for his future at Children's Miracle Network Classic
Sentinel Staff WriterA pain patch sits on Jeff Overton's stomach. And steady doses of naproxen fight off inflammation. If his doctors had their way, Overton would spend this week on his couch in Bloomington, Ind., and recover from an emergency appendectomy on Oct. 21....Tags: Chris DiMarco, Jay Williamson, PGA Tour, PGA Tour Qualifying School, Lee Janzen
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Gloucester QB nears milestone
He plays on a winless team that, on the average, has been outscored by 24 points a game. Yet Gloucester quarterback Ray Harris has been maybe the most talked-about player in the Peninsula District this year. Saturday against Woodside, Harris has a chance...Tags: Mike Smith, Allen Iverson, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Michael Vick
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2008 SEMA - Smart meets John Deere?
Consumer ReportsOne of the first thoughts I had when we bought our Smart was how it compared to my John Deere x300 lawn tractor. Both fit in my garage easily. Both are pretty slow and noisy on the road. Both are easy to park. And both have headlights and a cupholder. But... -
Pierce J. Flanigan III
Pierce John Flanigan III, president of his family's transportation infrastructure business who advised governors and mayors, died Wednesday of a brain hemorrhage in Chicago while on a business trip. The Harbor East resident was 66. Mr. Flanigan mixed a...Tags: Government, Adlai Stevenson, Martin O'Malley, National Government, Regional Authority
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Remembering and honoring a beloved principal
The image that sticks with Scott Ruehl is the principal smoking a pipe while mowing the grass at the high school. Val Salvato McNeely recalls receiving the principal's strong support of her effort to form a drill team with classmates. And Frank Aiello... -
Riding lawn mower stolen from resort
An employee of the Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale reported that someone shattered a maintenance building window with a lawn chair on Sept. 8 at the resort, 250 W. Schick Rd. A John Deere diesel 72-inch riding lawn mower worth $40,050... -
Farmers going to or from fields fear becoming road-kill
Chicago Tribune reporter"I know you got your own deadlines/But cussin' me ain't savin' no time, hoss/This big-wheeled wide load ain't goin' any faster/So just smile and wave and tip your hat/To the man up on the tractor." —Country music singer Craig Morgan from...Tags: Forests, Huntley, Natural Resources, Transportation, Farms
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