US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales.

US UNIT RETAIL SALES - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 1998

Farm Wheel Tractors

                          2 WD       2 WD        2 WD     Total
EMI                     0-40 HP   40-100 HP    100+ HP     2 WD

September 1998           4,251       3,498        851      8,600
September 1997           4,581       4,073      1,800     10,454
Percent Change           -7.2%      -14.1%      -52.7%    -17.7%

October 1998             5,090       4,619      1,617     11,326
October 1997             4,592       4,109      2,256     10,957
Percent Change           10.8%       12.4%      28.3%       3.4%

Year, To-Date 10-98     51,515      42,537     19,507    113,559
Year, To-Date 10-97     46,307      38,800     19,077    104,184
Percent Change           11.2%        9.6%       2.3%       9.0%

Field Inventory 8-98    28,748      29,415     13,182     71,345
Field Inventory 9-98    29,431      29,979     14,405     73,815

                                            Combines

EMI                     Total      Total    Self-
                        4 WD     2 & 4 WD   Propelled

September 1997            184      8,784     1,198
September 1997            443     10,897     1.175
Percent Change          58.5%      19.4%      2.0%

October 1998              372     11,698       845
October 1997              724     11,681     1,371
Percent Change          48.6%       0.1%     38.4%

Year, To-Date 10-98     3,634    117,193     7,880
Year, To-Date 10-97     4,874    109,058     7,097
Percent Change          25.4%       7.5%     11.0%

Field Inventory 8-98    2,769     74,114     3,846
Field Inventory 9-98    2,935     76,750     3,516

CANADIAN UNIT RETAIL SALES - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 1998

Farm Wheel Tractors

                          2 WD       2 WD     2 WD       Total
CFIEI                   0-40 HP   40-99 HP   100+ HP      2 WD

September 1998            230        496        187        913
September 1997            217        565        324      1,106
Percent Change           6.0%     -12.2%      -423%     -17.5%

October 1998              331        949        447      1,727
October 1997              264        900        602      1,766
Percent Change          25.4%       5.4%      25.7%       2.2%

Year-To-Date 10/98      2,724      6,030      3,332     12,086
Year-To-Date 10/97      2,342      5,601      3,616     11,559
Percent Change          16.3%       7.7%       7.9%       4.6%

Field Inventory 8/98    1,493      3,579      1,862      6,934
Field Inventory 9/98    1,585      3,565      2,049      7,199

                                               Combines

CFIEI                     Total    Total        Self-
                          4 WD     2 & 4 WD     Propelled

September 1998               39       952         189
September 1997              109     1,215         483
Percent Change           -64.2%     21.6%      -60.9%

October 1998                120     1,847         329
October 1997                240     2,006         373
Percent Change           -50.0%     -7.9%      -11.8%

Year-To-Date 10/98          961    13,047       1,728
Year-To-Date 10/97        2,081    13,640       2,702
Percent Change            53.8%      4.3%      -36.0%

Field Inventory 8/98        952     7,886       1.023
Field Inventory 9/98        963     8,162         959