What immediate need led to an invention in 1838 by John Deere?

In 1838, John Deere invented a steel plow to solve the immediate problem of turning the heavy, sticky prairie soil of the plains. The soil clung to the iron plows farmers used, so they needed a plow that could cut through it more effectively. Therefore, the correct choice is “a way to break through the thick soil of the plains.”

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