EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Nancy A. McGrath, Amy E. Dahl, Timothy P.
Dordell and Stephen P. Wolfe, signing singly, true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact relative to the filings identified below in
connection with the undersigned's derivative and non-derivative
securities of The Toro Company (the ?Company?) to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Forms 3, 4, and 5 and the timely filing of such
forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in either of their discretions.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such
attorney-in-fact, or any substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed effective as of the date indicated below,
and said Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked
by the undersigned in writing, or at such time as the undersigned
is no longer an officer of the Company, whichever first occurs.


Signed:		/s/ Judy L. Altmaier
		Judy L. Altmaier

Dated:	October 19, 2009