Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SHARP M RUST

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
V F CORP [VFC]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

(See full name in Response *), 1600 Market Street 29th Floor

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2003

(Street)

Philadelphia, PA 19103

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock⁽²⁾	10/03/2003		S		127,350⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D	$40.0044⁽⁶⁾	22,350,638⁽⁷⁾	I⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	The Trustees of the Trusts
Common Stock⁽²⁾	10/03/2003		S		127,350⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾	D	$40.0044⁽⁶⁾	22,223,288⁽⁷⁾	I⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	The Trustees of the Trusts

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHARP M RUST (See full name in Response *) 1600 Market Street 29th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103	X	X
FAIRBAIRN URSULA F (SEE FULL NAME IN RESPONSE *) 1600 MARKET STREET, 29TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103	X	X

Signatures

Ursula F. Fairbairn		10/06/2003
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
M. Rust Sharp		10/06/2003
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This form does not constitute an admission by the selling Trust or the Trustees that the selling Trust is a 10% owner of VFC or that the shares which it beneficially owns ought to be aggregated with those shares beneficially owned by the other Trusts to determine whether such Trust is a 10% owner.
(2)	This form does not constitute an admission by the Trustees that the shares held by the Trusts or disposed of by the Trusts are or were beneficially owned by the Trustees.
(3)	Although this form does not constitute an admission by the Trustees that the shares held by the Trusts or disposed of by the Trusts are or were beneficially owned by the Trustees, the form is being filed to disclose the sale of shares by the Trust only and not by the Trustees in their individual capacity.
(4)	Represents the shares sold by the John E. Barbey Trust dated 8/21/51 for the benefit of John E. Hooker.
(5)	Represents the shares sold by the John E. Barbey Trust dated 8/21/51 for the benefit of Thomas Barbey.
(6)	per share
(7)	The shares represent only those shares indirectly owned by the Trust and do not include the 41,963 shares owned directly by M. Rust Sharp and the 45,749 shares owned directly by Ursula Fairbairn.
Remarks: * NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPORTING PERSON: M. Rust Sharp and Ursula F. Fairbairn, in their individual capacity as Trustees under the John E. Barbey Deeds of Trust dated 8/21/51 and Trusts under the Will of John E. Barbey, deceased (the "Trusts") (1)

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