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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Batten Bradley W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
V F CORP [VFC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
105 CORPORATE CENTER BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2005
(Street)

GREENSBORO, NC 27408
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

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (1) (2) 05/05/2005   A   362.3247 (1)     (3)   (3) Common Stock 362.3247 (4) 1,811.8247 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Batten Bradley W
105 CORPORATE CENTER BOULEVARD
GREENSBORO, NC 27408
      Vice President and Controller  

Signatures

 By: Mark R. Townsend for Bradley W. Batten For: (Pursuant to Signing Authority on File)   05/06/2005
**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) Represents units of ownership as a participant in the VF Common Stock Fund of the Executive Deferred Savings Plans to be settled 100% in cash upon reporting person's retirement or on specified dates thereafter. Account statements report fund transactions and balances as cash amounts, so the number of phantom stock units reported as acquired is based on the 05/05/2005 account value divided by the 05/05/05 market price.
(2) Column 2 should have an entry which reads "1 for 1".
(3) There is no date that should appear in these columns. These columns are not applicable to this particular filing.
(4) Represents units of ownership as a participant in the VF Common Stock Fund of the Executive Deferred Savings Plans to be settled 100% in cash upon reporting person's retirement or on specified dates thereafter. Account statements report fund transactions and balances as cash amounts, so the number of phantom stock units reported as beneficially owned is based on the 5/5/2005 account value divided by the 5/5/2005 market price. Each PSU was acquired at the election of the Officer by deferring $56.61 (estimated) of fees per PSU.

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