Aug 14 (Reuters) - Farm-equipment maker Deere & Co ( DE )

reported a lower third-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt

by muted demand and headwinds from U.S. tariffs.

The company's net income in the quarter came in at $1.29

billion, or $4.75 per share, compared with $1.73 billion, or

$6.29 per share, a year earlier.

(Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini

Ganguli)