X0201 4 2004-03-03 0 0000315189 DEERE & CO DE 0001055687 KELLY ARTHUR L SUITE 2222 20 SOUTH CLARK STREET CHICAGO IL 60603 1 0 0 0 $1 Par Common Stock 2004-03-03 4 A 0 1003 64.79 A 11082 D Reference to Deere & Company common stock includes associated preferred stock rights. Includes 11,082 shares of restricted stock acquired under the Nonemployee Director Stock Ownership Plan of the issuer. Restrictions are as authorized by the Board of Directors. The Plan provides for tax withholding rights. The reporting person also indirectly beneficially owns 4,200 common shares of the issuer as co-trustee and sole income beneficiary of the Trust under the Will of T. Lloyd Kelly Family Estate, Arthur L. Kelly Trust. /s/ James H. Becht, Secretary, Deere & Company, As Power of Attorney 2004-03-04