UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 10-K

     [X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
           For the Fiscal Year Ended  July 31, 1994
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                                       OR

     [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
           For the transition period from                to
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                         Commission File Number  1-8649
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                                THE TORO COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                 41-0580470
  (State of incorporation)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

                            8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
                          BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA  55420
                        TELEPHONE NUMBER: (612) 888-8801
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
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           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TITLE OF EACH CLASS                   NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
Common Stock                          New York Stock Exchange
  par value $1.00 per share
Preferred Share Purchase Rights       New York Stock Exchange

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                      None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes     X            No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
Registrant, based upon the close price of the Common Stock on September 30, 1994
as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, was approximately $314,586,300.

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 1994 was
12,583,452.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 1994, are incorporated by reference into Parts I, II and IV.

Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held December 15, 1994, are incorporated by reference into
Part III.





                                                                         PART IV



    ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K


(a)  1.  INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Incorporated by reference into Part II, Item 8 of this report:

                                                            Pages in Fiscal 1994
                                                               Annual Report
                                                              to Stockholders

Independent Auditors' Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
    July 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Consolidated Balance Sheets
    as of July 31, 1994 and 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
    years ended July 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-28

(a)  2.  INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Included in Part IV of this report:

    Independent Auditors' Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

    Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. . . . . . . . . . 14

    Schedule IX - Short-term Borrowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

    Schedule X - Supplementary Income Statement Information. . . . . . . 16

All other schedules are omitted as the required information is inapplicable or
the information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or related
notes.

(a)  3.  EXHIBITS

  3(i)(a) and 4(a)  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 33-16125).

  3(i)(b) and 4(b)  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
                    the Registrant dated December 9, 1986 (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 3 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on
                    Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 30, 1987, Commission
                    file No. 1-8649).

  3(i)(c) and 4(c)  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
                    the Registrant dated December 8, 1987 (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report
                    on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 29, 1988,
                    Commission File No. 1-8649).


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  3(ii) and 4(d)    Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended July 31, 1991, Commission file
                    No. 1-8649)

  4(e)              Specimen form of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 4(c) to the Registrant's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 2-94417).

  4(f)              Rights Agreement dated as of June 14, 1988, between the
                    Registrant and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association
                    relating to rights to purchase Series B Junior Participating
                    Voting Preferred Stock, as amended (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 1 to Registrant's Registration
                    Statement on Form 8-A dated June 17, 1988, Commission File
                    No. 1-8649, as amended).

  4(g)              Indenture dated as of July 15, 1987, between the Registrant
                    and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Trustee, relating
                    to the Registrant's 11% Sinking Fund Debentures Due August
                    1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
                    Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
                    Registration No. 44-16175).

  10(a)             Form of Employment Agreement in effect for certain officers
                    of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    10(a) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                    year ended July 31, 1993).

  10(b)             1985 Incentive Stock Option Plan and 1989 Stock Option Plan,
                    both as amended (incorporated by reference Exhibit 10(b) to
                    the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
                    ended July 31, 1993).

  10(c)             The Toro Company Matching Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 28 to the Registrant's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 33-22469).

  10(d)             1993 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    A to Registrant's Proxy Statement dated October 29, 1993).

  10(e)             Continuous Performance Award Plan (incorporated by reference
                    to Exhibit A to Registrant's Proxy Statement dated
                    October 31, 1991).

  11                Computation of Earnings (Loss) per Share of Common Stock and
                    Common Stock Equivalent (page 17 of this report).

  13                Registrant's Fiscal 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders.

  21                Subsidiaries of Registrant (page 18 of this report).

  23                Independent Auditors' Consent (page 19 of this report).

 *27                Financial Data Schedule

(b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

  None.

  * Filed Herewith

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                             SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

           THE TORO COMPANY
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            (Registrant)

                                                    Dated: October 18, 1994

   /s/ Gerald T. Knight
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     Gerald T. Knight
     Vice President - Finance
     Chief Financial Officer

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

      Signature                     Title                          Date
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/s/ Kendrick B. Melrose     Chairman, Chief Executive          October 18, 1994
- -------------------------   Officer and Director
Kendrick B. Melrose

/s/ David H. Morris         President, Chief Operating         October 18, 1994
- -------------------------   Officer and Director
David H. Morris

/s/ Gerald T. Knight        Vice President - Finance,          October 18, 1994
- -------------------------   Chief Financial Officer
Gerald T. Knight            (principal financial officer)


/s/ Randy B. James          Vice President, Controller         October 18, 1994
- -------------------------  (principal accounting officer)
Randy B. James

/s/ Janet K. Cooper         Director                           October 18, 1994
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Janet K. Cooper

/s/ William W. George       Director                           October 18, 1994
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William W. George

/s/ Alex A. Meyer           Director                           October 18, 1994
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Alex A. Meyer

/s/ Robert H. Nassau        Director                           October 18, 1994
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Robert H. Nassau

/s/ Dale R. Olseth          Director                           October 18, 1994
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Dale R. Olseth

/s/ Dale W. Turnbull        Director                           October 18, 1994
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Dale W. Turnbull

/s/ Edwin H. Wingate        Director                           October 18, 1994
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Edwin H. Wingate

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5 This schedule contains information extracted from the Consolidated Statement of Operations, the Balance Sheet and 10-K Schedule VIII and Exhibit 11 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to those items. 1,000 12-MOS JUL-31-1994 AUG-01-1993 JUL-31-1994 36,231 0 185,620 7,702 118,764 364,495 185,478 126,635 443,639 188,712 101,325 12,561 0 0 156,091 443,639 794,341 794,341 506,816 244,943 (8,030) 3,032 13,562 37,050 14,820 22,230 0 0 0 22,230 1.71 1.71 Total debt Does not include additional paid in capital Other income - net