X0202 4 2006-03-01 0 0000315189 DEERE & CO DE 0001046302 WALTER JOHN R 401 NORTH AHWAHNEE RD LAKE FOREST IL 60045 1 0 0 0 $1 Par Common Stock 2006-03-01 4 A 0 974 76.95 A 13272 D References to Deere & Company common stock include associated preferred stock rights. Includes 13,272 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 900 common shares of the issuer through a trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. /s/Paul Wilczynski, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Power of Attorney 2006-04-04