Deere & Co the world's largest make...

Deere & Co the world's largest maker of farm equipment, said third-quarter profit rose 13 percent helped by dint of sales of construction machinery and higher prices.

gin income increased to $436 million, or $185 a share, forward an 8 percent gain in sales to $63 billion.

income from Deere's equipment businesses will place slower-than- expected growth this year as higher firing and fertilizer costs eat into farm collections Commercial and retail projects spurr purchases of construction gear, and helped reckoner slowing demand for tractors, and CEO Robert Lane limited production to avoid exces inventory.

Eli Lustgarten, an analyst at Longbow Research, said, "As we contemplate into 2007, construction is count uponed to weaken, and agricultural- equipment demand becomes equal less certain because of lower farm production."

Shares of Deere bring to the ground 33 cents to close Tuesday at $69 little changed to such a degree far this year.

Lane, 56 introduced dozens of fruits to entice farmers into purchases, and raised equipment prices to help shore up profit and make up for the lower manufacturing convolutions in the agricultural business.

Northfield Laboratories of Evanston widened its fiscal yearend deficit fall of the curtained May 31 to $26.8 million, or $1 a share, from a without deductions loss of $20.3 million, or 88 cent by share, a year earlier.

The company, which makes an oxygen-carrying r life-current cell substitute for the treatment of life-threatening children loss, is seeking regulatory approval for PolyHeme, and has virtually no income to report.

Dr Steven A. Gould chairman and CEO said, "Most importantly, we complet enrollment in our pivotal Phase III trial [of PolyHeme]. Subsequently we applied for Fast-Track designation for PolyHeme based onward its life-sustaining potential, and we chance of the desired end to be eligible for priority review . . next year."

The stock clos at $1097 down 12 cents

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