PROSPECTUS AND PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 56
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, Effective at 9:30 AM ET
each dated January 12, 1999 October 4, 2000
CUSIP: 24422EMR7 Commission File No.: 333-69601
Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
U.S. $70,850,000
JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES C
Due from 9 Months to 30 Years from Date of Issue
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The Medium-Term Notes offered hereby will be Senior Notes as
more fully described in the accompanying Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement and will be denominated in U.S. Dollars.
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: October 10, 2001
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $70,000,000
DATE OF ISSUE: October 10, 2000
MATURITY DATE: October 10, 2001
INTEREST RATE: 6.69% PER ANNUM
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS: NONE
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION: Merrill Lynch & Co. has
purchased the Senior Notes as
principal at a price of 100%
of the aggregate principal
amount of the Senior Notes.
Merrill Lynch & Co.
