Deering Harvester Company was founded in 1874 by
William Deering. In 1902, Deering Harvester Company and McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, along with three smaller agricultural equipment firms (Milwaukee, Plano, and Warder, Bushnell & Glessner — manufacturers of Champion brand) merged to create the
International Harvester Company which is still in operation today as the Case IH operations of
CNH Global.