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    <periodOfReport>2006-03-02</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000103379</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>V F CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VFC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001307236</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Batten Bradley W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>105 CORPORATE CENTER BOULEVARD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENSBORO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27408</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Vice President and Controller</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-03-02</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>262.98</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>262.98</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                    <value>3647.9058</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">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 3/2/2006 account value divided by the 3/2/2006 market price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Column 2 should have an entry which reads &quot;1 for 1&quot;.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">There is no date that should appear in these columns.  These columns are not applicable to this particular filing.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">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 3/2/2006 account value divided by the 3/2/2006 market price.  Each PSU was acquired at the election of the Officer by deferring $54.56 (estimated) of fees per PSU.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Mark R. Townsend for Bradley W. Batten  For: (Pursuant to Signing Authority on File)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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0000103379
V F CORP
VFC
0001307236
Batten Bradley W
105 CORPORATE CENTER BOULEVARD
GREENSBORO
NC
27408
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Vice President and Controller
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2006-03-02
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Common Stock
262.98
3647.9058
D
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 3/2/2006 account value divided by the 3/2/2006 market price.
Column 2 should have an entry which reads "1 for 1".
There is no date that should appear in these columns.  These columns are not applicable to this particular filing.
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 3/2/2006 account value divided by the 3/2/2006 market price.  Each PSU was acquired at the election of the Officer by deferring $54.56 (estimated) of fees per PSU.
By: Mark R. Townsend for Bradley W. Batten  For: (Pursuant to Signing Authority on File)
2006-03-03