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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2017
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES |
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES | SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (In Thousands)
|  | Additions/(Benefits) |  |
| Balance at | Charged to | Charged to |  | Balance at
| Beginning | Costs and | Other Accounts- | Deductions- | End of
Classification | of Period | Expenses | Describe | Describe | Period
Valuation reserve deduction from assets account: |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year ended |  |  |  |  |
October 29, 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for |  |  |  |  |
doubtful accounts |  |  |  | $ 677 (2) |
receivable | $ 4,045 | $ 561 | $ 261 (1) | (56) (3) | $ 4,246
Fiscal year ended |  |  |  |  |
October 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for |  |  |  |  |
doubtful accounts |  |  |  | $ 652 (2) |
receivable | $ 4,086 | $ 611 | $ - | - (3) | $ 4,045
Fiscal year ended |  |  |  |  |
October 25, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for |  |  |  |  |
doubtful accounts |  |  |  | $ 52 (2) |
receivable | $ 4,050 | $ (24) | $ 36 (4) | (77) (3) | $ 4,086
Note (1) – Increase in the reserve due to the inclusion of Fontanini accounts receivable. Note (2) – Uncollectible accounts written off. Note (3) – Recoveries on accounts previously written off. Note (4) – Increase in the reserve due to the inclusion of Applegate accounts receivable.

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