5

THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-K
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


 0000315189
 DEERE & COMPANY
 1,000,000
 U.S.DOLLARS

                             
                   12-MOS
                          OCT-31-1999
                             NOV-01-1998
                               OCT-31-1999
                                    1.0
                                             296
                                       316
                                   10,425
                                       127
                                      1,294
                                     0
                                           4,890
                                   3,108
                                  17,578
                                0
                                          3,806
                                0
                                          0
                                         1,850
                                       2,244
                    17,578
                                          9,701
                                11,751
                                            8,178
                                    9,467
                                     0
                                    74
                                 557
                                    365
                                       135
                                239
                                       0
                                      0
                                            0
                                       239
                                       1.03
                                     1.02