PROSPECTUS AND PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, Effective at 2:00 PM ET
each dated March 31, 1999 May 4, 1999
CUSIP: 244220ECF6 Commission File No.: 333-73317
Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
U.S. $1,450,000,000
DEERE AND COMPANY
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.
Original Issue Date: 7 May 1999
Maturity Date: 8 May 2000
Principal Amount: $200,000,000
Interest Rate Basis: H.15 Average Prime Rate
Spread: Minus 287 Basis Points
Day Count Convention: Actual/360
Interest Reset Dates: Daily
Interest Determination Dates: One day prior with
no lockout
Interest Payment Dates: Quarterly on the 8th
day of August,
November, February, &
May (or next business
day)
Redemption Provisions: None
Plan of Distribution: Goldman, Sachs & Co.
has purchased the Senior Notes
as principal at a purchase
price of 100% of the
aggregate principal amount
of the Senior Notes.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
