International Harvester Co
The International Harvester Co., which was the largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the United States, originally incorporated in 1902 and began producing tractors in 1906. Its formation united McCormick Harvesting Machine Co and the Deering Harvester Co. , each a well established firm. The company maintained a dozen or more manufacturing plants in this country besides those in Canada and other countries. Tractors were being manufactured at plants located in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Rock Island.
After years of development and several prototype configurations International Harvester introduced the Farmall tractor in 1924. It was a smaller general-purpose tractor, to fend off competition from the Ford Motor Company's Fordson tractors . The Farmall tractor was the first in the United States to incorporate a tricycle-like design, which could be used on tall crops such as cotton and corn. At first there was just one model of the Farmall, but when it became evident the factory couldnt fill orders fast enough, International Harvester developed models with more power and new features to carry on the Farmall brand. After, the first Farmall model.