Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 ^*

JOHN E BARBEY DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/21/51

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

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

F/B/O THOMAS BARBEY (THE "TRUST") (1), 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)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock⁽²⁾	10/03/2003		S		127,350	D	$40.0044⁽³⁾	22,223,288⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾	D

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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
JOHN E BARBEY DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/21/51 F/B/O THOMAS BARBEY (THE "TRUST") (1) 1600 MARKET STREET, 29TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103		X

Signatures

John E. Barbey Trust UDT dated 8/21/51 FBO Thomas Barbey PNC Bank, N.A. Trustee		10/06/2003
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Robert N. Tropp, Vice President		10/06/2003
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Ursula F. Fairbairn, Trustee		10/06/2003
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
M. Rust Sharp, Trustee		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 that it 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 which were funded by John E. Barbey (the "John E. Barbey 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 or disposed of by the Trust or the John E. Barbey Trusts are or were beneficially owned by the Trustees.
(3)	per share
(4)	The number of shares represents the aggregate number of shares owned by the John E. Barbey Trusts, after the sale of the shares noted by the Reporting Person and the simultaneous sale of a like number of shares by the John E. Barbey Trust dated 8/21/51 for the benefit of John E. Hooker, which is also reporting the sale of 127,350 shares of V F Corp stock on a Form 4 today.

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