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                                                                    EXHIBIT 12.2

                                 VF CORPORATION
               COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                        AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)





                                                                               Year Ended                    
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                                              January 1        January 2        January 4        December 29        December 30
                                                1994              1993            1992               1990               1989
                                           --------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  ----------------
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
Income from continuing operations                                                                             
  before provision for income                                                                                 
  taxes per consolidated                                                                                      
  statements of income                       $399,987          $375,773         $263,197          $143,084           $283,745
                                                                                                              
Add                                                                                                           
  Interest on indebtedness                     72,671            71,068           68,587            75,843             46,185
  Amortization of debt expense                                                                                
    and premium                                   493               589              583               526                143
  Portion of rents representative                                                                             
    of the interest factor                     15,600            10,100            8,200             6,800              6,500
                                               ------            ------            -----             -----              -----
      Income as adjusted                     $488,751          $457,530         $340,567          $226,253           $336,573
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Fixed charges                                                                                                 
  Interest on indebtedness                    $72,671           $71,068          $68,587           $75,843            $46,185
  Amortization of debt expense                                                                                
    and premium                                   493               589              583               526                143
  Capitalized Interest                          1,022             1,439              466               145              2,087
  Portion of rents representative                                                                             
    of the interest factor                     15,600            10,100            8,200             6,800              6,500
                                               ------            ------            -----             -----              -----
      Fixed charges                            89,786            83,196           77,836            83,314             54,915
Preferred stock dividends                       4,291             4,335            4,366             4,130                 --
                                               ------            ------            -----             -----              -----
      Fixed charges and preferred                                                                             
       stock dividends                        $94,077           $87,531          $82,202           $87,444            $54,915
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Ratio of earnings to fixed                                                                                    
  charges and preferred stock                                                                                 
  dividends                                       5.2               5.2              4.1               2.6                6.1
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Note:         For purposes of this ratio, earnings consist of income before 
              income taxes plus fixed charges.  Fixed charges consist of
              interest expense, capitalized interest and one-third of rental
              expense, which approximates the interest factor of such rental
              expense.  Preferred stock dividends relate to the outstanding
              Series B Preferred Stock held by the Employee Stock Ownership
              Plan.