X0202 4 2005-09-30 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001190003 JOHNSON JOEL W HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 1 HORMEL PLACE AUSTIN MN 55912-3680 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2005-09-30 4 A 0 195.01 0.00 A 23253.88 D Common Stock 2005-09-30 4 A 0 429.02 32.05 A 23742.77 D Includes 4.74 shares acquired by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, Inc. and 55.13 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan. /s/ David F. Duvick, Attorney-in-Fact for Joel W. Johnson 2005-10-04