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The 1950's were among the most successful times of Deere & Company. This wikispace is dedicated to the best tractor company in the world. **1950** Agreement with the United Auto Workers on a five-year contract ends a long period of postwar labor unrest.

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**1951** The board appropriates funds for a small factory in Scotland, but in the end, terminates the project. Once before, consideration was given to manufacturing outside North America. In 1909 the board declined to act on a proposal for a Russian plow factory.


 * 1952** A Federal court dismisses an antitrust suit against Deere & Company. The government had charged Deere, IH, and JI Case with illegally selling farm machinery to dealers on condition that they refuse to handle competing makes.[[image:http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/media/images/student/1956_logo.jpg align="right" caption="1956 trademark"]]


 * 1953** The Model 70 is launched as the largest row-crop tractor to date. Initially available with gasoline, all-fuel, or LP-gas engine, it will become the first diesel row-crop tractor.

**1954** Engineers develop a highly successful 2-row corn head. Attached to a new Model 45 Combine, it enables a farmer to pick, shell, and clean up to 20 acres of corn a day in a single operation.

Charles Deere Wiman, his father-in-law. He will direct the company for the next 27 years, the last representative of the Deere family to do so.
 * 1955** William A. Hewitt is elected president and later CEO following the death of


 * 1956** The firm steps toward becoming a multinational manufacturer. The company decides to build a small-tractor assembly plant in Mexico and buy a majority interest in a German tractor and harvester maker with a small presence in Spain. In the next few years, it will move into France, Argentina, and South Africa.

**1957** Six-row planters and cultivators, John Deere innovations, reach the market. They provide 50 percent more planting and cultivating capacity for row-crop farmers in corn- and cotton-producing areas.


 * 1958** The John Deere Credit Company, financier of domestic purchases of John Deere equipment, begins operations.

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