Deere & Company (DE) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

			EXHIBIT 99
			STATEMENT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Deere & Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending April 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certify that to the best of our knowledge:
	1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and
	2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 29, 2003	/s/ R. W. Lane	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	R. W. Lane
May 29, 2003	/s/ Nathan J. Jones	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Nathan J. Jones
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Deere & Company and will be retained by Deere & Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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