DESOTO INC
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 11-K
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
/ X / Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act
      of 1934


For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994
                                     OR

/   / Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934

For the transition period from _____________ to ________

Commission file number 2-68923

A.    Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from
      that of the issuer named below:  DeSoto Stock Ownership Plus Plan

B.    Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
      address of its principal executive office:  DeSoto, Inc., 16750 South
      Vincennes Road, South Holland, IL  60473

                                                  PAGE 2



                                DeSOTO, INC.
                                      
                    THE DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN
                                      
               FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
                                      
                         DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993
                                      
            EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 36-1899490, PLAN NO. 004
                                      
                                      
                              TABLE OF CONTENTS



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits - December 31, 1994
     and 1993

     Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits - Years
     Ended December 31, 1994 and 1993

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

                    Schedule I:    Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for
                    Investment Purposes - December 31, 1994

                    Schedule II:   Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable
                    Transactions - Year Ended December 31, 1994

                                                  PAGE 3


                  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                      
                                      
To the Trustees of
    the DeSoto Stock Ownership Plus Plan:


We  have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan
benefits of The DeSoto Stock Ownership Plus Plan as of December 31, 1994  and
1993, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for  plan
benefits  for the years then ended.  These financial statements and schedules
referred  to  below  are  the responsibility of the Plan's  management.   Our
responsibility  is  to express an opinion on these financial  statements  and
schedules based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance with generally  accepted  auditing
standards.   Those standards require that we plan and perform the  audits  to
obtain  reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are  free
of  material  misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on  a  test  basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
An   audit  also  includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and
significant  estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the  overall
financial  statement  presentation.  We believe that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan
as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the changes in net assets available for
plan  benefits for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

Our  audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedules, as listed
in  the  accompanying table of contents, are presented  for  the  purpose  of
additional  analysis  and  are not a required part  of  the  basic  financial
statements  but are supplementary information required by the  Department  of
Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement  Income  Security  Act  of 1974.   The  fund  information  in  the
statement  of  net  assets available for plan benefits and the  statement  of
changes  in net assets available for plan benefits is presented for  purposes
of  additional  analysis rather than to present the net assets available  for
plan  benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits of  each
fund.  The supplemental schedules and fund information have been subjected to
the  auditing  procedures  applied  in the  audits  of  the  basic  financial
statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



                                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois,
June 22, 1995
                                                            PAGE 4

THE DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN

<TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993

                                               December 31, 1994
                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Participant Directed
                                 ---------------------------------------------------
                                 DeSoto, Inc.   Money                                             December 31,
                           Loan     Stock      Market    Equity     Bond    Balanced                   1993
                           Fund      Fund       Fund      Fund      Fund      Fund      Combined     Combined
<S>                      <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>          <C>
ASSETS:

 DUE FROM DeSOTO, INC.   $      -   $ 15,894  $ 11,586  $ 40,173   $15,423   $10,847   $   93,923   $   78,174

 INTEREST RECEIVABLE            -         48     2,861        20         9         -        2,938        2,045

 LOANS RECEIVABLE         169,274          -         -         -         -         -      169,274      206,878

 INVESTMENTS, AT MARKET         -    140,075   599,244   758,173   100,924    53,567    1,651,983    1,787,314
                         --------   --------  --------  --------  --------   -------   ----------   ----------

   TOTAL ASSETS           169,274    156,017   613,691   798,366   116,356    64,414    1,918,118    2,074,411

 TRANSFERS RECEIVABLE
   (PAYABLE)                    -    (15,522)   60,474   (65,735)   16,015     4,768            -            -
                         --------   --------  --------  --------  --------   -------   ----------   ----------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
 PLAN BENEFITS           $169,274   $140,495  $674,165  $732,631  $132,371   $69,182   $1,918,118   $2,074,411
                         ========   ========  ========  ========  ========   =======   ==========   ==========

The accompanying notes to financial statements and supplemental schedules are an
integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
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THE DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN

<TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993

                                                     Year Ended December 31, 1994
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Participant Directed
                                             ----------------------------------------------------------             Year Ended
                                             DeSoto, Inc.    Money                                                  December 31,
                                       Loan      Stock       Market      Equity       Bond     Balanced                  1993
                                       Fund       Fund        Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund     Combined     Combined
<S>                                 <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN
  BENEFITS, JANUARY 1               $206,878   $ 388,234   $ 716,228   $ 680,924   $ 82,147   $      -   $2,074,411   $2,047,236

ADDITIONS:
  Participants' net deposits         (58,430)     87,483      53,016     193,077     56,173     71,554      402,873      203,207
  Company contribution                     -      10,157       7,833      26,381     11,114      7,075       62,560       43,710
  Loan interest income                     -       1,120         729       4,421        802        998        8,070       11,578
  Interest income                          -         541      29,444         123         32         50       30,190       24,971
  Net (depreciation) appreciation
      in market value of investments       -    (217,318)          -         655      5,051     (1,248)    (212,860)      61,845
                                    --------   ---------   ---------   ---------   --------   --------   ----------   ----------

      Total additions                (58,430)   (118,017)     91,022     224,657     73,172     78,429      290,833      345,311

DEDUCTIONS:
  Withdrawals by participants         20,826     (80,996)   (192,668)   (144,402)   (31,079)   (18,807)    (447,126)    (318,136)
                                    --------   ---------   ---------   ---------   --------   --------   ----------   ----------

NET ADDITIONS (DEDUCTIONS)           (37,604)   (199,013)   (101,646)     80,255     42,093     59,622     (156,293)      27,175
                                    --------   ---------   ---------   ---------   --------   --------   ----------   ----------

INTERFUND TRANSFERS                        -     (48,726)     59,583     (28,548)     8,131      9,560            -            -
                                    --------   ---------   ---------   ---------   --------   --------   ----------   ----------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN
  BENEFITS, DECEMBER 31             $169,274   $ 140,495   $ 674,165   $ 732,631   $132,371   $ 69,182   $1,918,118   $2,074,411
                                    ========   =========   =========   =========   ========   ========   ==========   ==========


The accompanying notes to financial statements and supplemental schedules are an
integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
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THE DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993

1.   PLAN DESCRIPTION

     The  following  description of the DeSoto Stock  Ownership  Plus  Plan  and
     the  related  amendments  ("the  Plan") is provided  for  general  purposes
     only.   Participants  should  refer  to  the  Plan  agreement  for  a  more
     complete description of the Plan's provisions.
     
     The  DeSoto  Stock Ownership Plus Plan was established January 1,  1972  to
     provide   eligible   employees  of  DeSoto,  Inc.   (the   "Company")   the
     opportunity  to  make  regular investments through payroll  deductions  and
     acquire  a  proprietary  interest in the Company.  In  general,  any  full-
     time  employee  of  the  Company may participate in  the  Plan  except  for
     certain  hourly  rated employees.  Prior to January  1,  1985,  funds  from
     employee  deposits  and Company contributions were used to  purchase  stock
     of the Company through private sales or in the open market.

     Effective  January  1, 1985, the DeSoto Stock Ownership Plan  was  amended,
     in  part,  to (i) increase employer contributions to the Plan, (ii)  enable
     the  participants  to  determine in which of the several  investment  funds
     described  below  their deposits will be invested, and  (iii)  comply  with
     the  requirements  of  Section 401(k) of the  Internal  Revenue  Code.   As
     part  of  the  amendments, the name of the Plan was changed to  The  DeSoto
     Stock Ownership Plus Plan (the "Plan").

     Effective  January 1, 1987, the Plan was amended, in part,  to  (i)  permit
     Plan  participants who are at least 55 years of age to transfer  all  or  a
     portion  of  their  account balance which is invested in the  DeSoto  Stock
     Fund  to  the  Interest  Income Fund, and (ii)  liberalize  the  provisions
     under which participants may borrow money from the Plan.

     Effective  January  1, 1989, the Plan was amended, in part,  to  (i)  split
     the  Interest  Income  Fund  between a Money Market  Fund  and  Bond  Fund;
     participants  were  required  to allocate the  balance  in  their  Interest
     Income  Fund  account  between  the two funds  (ii)  ease  restrictions  on
     transfers  between  investment  funds,  (iii)  change  the  definition   of
     valuation  date for purposes of valuing a participant's account,  and  (iv)
     conform to certain changes in the Internal Revenue Code.

     The  plan  was  amended, effective January 1, 1990, to permit  participants
     who  terminated employment with the Company during 1990 either (i)  due  to
     the   Company's   sale   of  a  division  or  location,   or   (ii)   under
     circumstances   which  permitted  the  participant  to  receive   severance
     benefits  under  the  Company's severance program, to be  credited  with  a
     Company  matching contribution  determined as

     PAGE 7

     if  the  participant  was employed by the Company  on  December  31,  1990.
     Effective  June  1, 1990, the plan was amended (i) to require  that  Common
     Stock  be  distributed  in kind to all participants and  beneficiaries  who
     receive  distributions  from the plan, and (ii) to  modify  the  method  in
     which Common Stock is valued within a participant's account.

     Effective  January  1,  1991, the plan was amended to  permit  participants
     who  terminated employment with the Company during 1991 either (i)  due  to
     the   Company's   sale   of  a  division  or  location,   or   (ii)   under
     circumstances   which  permitted  the  participant  to  receive   severance
     benefits  under  the  Company's severance program, to be  credited  with  a
     Company  matching  contribution  determined  as  if  the  participant   was
     employed by the Company on December 31, 1991.
     
     Effective  October  1,  1993, the Plan was amended to permit  participation
     by  any  full-time  employee as of the first day of  the  month  coincident
     with  or  immediately following their date of hire.  Company  contributions
     allocated  to  a  participants account, however,  do  not  vest  until  the
     employee  completes one year of continuous service.  Effective  January  1,
     1994,  the  Plan  was  amended  to permit participation  by  any  full-time
     employee  as  of the first day of the calendar quarter coincident  with  or
     immediately  following their date of hire.  The Plan  was  further  amended
     as  of  January  1, 1994 to add a Balanced Fund which may  be  invested  in
     stocks,   bonds,   money  markets  and  other  investment   vehicles.    In
     addition,  the  Plan  was  amended to permit  participants  to  invest  the
     Company  contribution  according  to their direction;  previously,  Company
     contributions were deposited in the DeSoto, Inc. Stock Fund.
     
     The  Company  has  established the DeSoto Stock  Ownership  Plus  Trust  to
     implement  and  carry out the purposes of the Plan.  This  Trust  has  been
     designated  by  the  Company as part of the Plan.   The  custodian  of  the
     Plan  assets  is Bank of America Illinois.  The Company pays  substantially
     all of the Plan's administrative costs.

     Under  the  amended Plan, in general, each eligible participant  may  elect
     to  make  before-tax deposits to the Plan, equal to any  whole  percentage,
     from  2%  to 10%, of compensation.  In addition, each participant may  make
     deposits   to  the  Plan,  in  after-tax  dollars,  equal  to   any   whole
     percentage,  from 1% to 10%, of compensation.  Participants'  deposits  are
     100%  vested.   The  Company contributes to the Plan, in  cash  or  Company
     common  stock,  for the account of each employee who was a  participant  on
     the  last  day  of the year and of each employee (other than  one  employed
     pursuant   to   a  collective  bargaining  agreement)  whose  participation
     terminated   during   the  year  on  account  of   death,   disability   or
     retirement,  an  amount  equal  to  30% of  such  participant's  before-tax
     deposits  for  such  year of up to 5% of compensation.   Participants  vest
     in  their  share  of  the Company's contributions upon  completion  of  one
     year  of  continuous  service.  A participant may discontinue  deposits  at
     any  time  without terminating participation in the Plan,  and  may  resume
     deposits  as  of  any  subsequent  January  1.   Participant  deposits  and
     Company   contributions  may  be  invested,  at  the   election   of   each
     participant,  in  one or more of the following investment funds  maintained
     under the amended DeSoto Stock Ownership Plus Trust.

     I.  The  DeSoto, Inc. Stock Fund which is invested in  common  stock
         of  the  Company to the extent reasonably practical and  in  short-term
         income investments.

    II.  The  Money  Market  Fund which is invested  in  certificates  of
         deposit,  short-term  income  investments,  and  money  market   mutual
         funds and other common or collective investment vehicles.

     PAGE 8


     III.  The  Equity Fund which is invested in common and preferred  stock  of
           corporations  other  than the Company and its affiliates,  short-term
           income   investments,   and  mutual  funds  and   other   common   or
           collective  investment  vehicles which  invest  primarily  in  equity
           securities.

      IV.  The  Bond  Fund  which  is  invested in  obligations  issued  by  the
           United  States  of  America or an agency or instrumentality  thereof,
           bonds,   debentures,  and  other  debt  instruments  of  corporations
           other   than   the  Company  and  its  affiliates,  certificates   of
           deposit,   short-term   income  investments,   so-called   guaranteed
           interest  and  principal insurance contracts, and  mutual  funds  and
           other   common   or  collective  investment  vehicles  which   invest
           primarily  in  debt  instruments.  In 1993 and  1994  this  fund  was
           invested solely in guaranteed investment contracts.

      V.   The  Balanced Fund is invested in stocks, bonds, money  markets
           and  other investment vehicles.  The investments include a  blend  of
           common  and  preferred  stock of domestic and  foreign  corporations,
           obligations  issued by the United States of America or an  agency  or
           instrumentality  thereof, bonds, debentures, other  debt  instruments
           of   corporations,  certificates  of  deposit,  so-called  guaranteed
           interest  and  principal insurance contracts,  securities  issued  by
           the  U.S.  Government, U.S. dollar denominated obligations issued  by
           U.S.  banks,  U.S.  dollar denominated commercial  paper  and  short-
           term  corporate obligations, repurchase agreements and  other  common
           or collective investment vehicles which make such investments.


     A  Participant's eligibility to make contributions to the Plan  or  receive
     an  allocation  of the Company contribution ceases upon (i) termination  of
     employment  for  any  reason, including resignation, retirement,  dismissal
     or   death,   and   (ii)  complete  withdrawal  due  to  hardship   or   in
     anticipation of retirement, as determined under the terms of the Plan.

     After  termination  of participation, the former participant  will  receive
     payment  of  the  number of full shares of Company stock  credited  to  the
     participant's  account and an amount equal to the value  of  the  remaining
     portion  of  the  account  not previously withdrawn,  as  of  the  date  of
     termination.   In  the case of a participant who terminates  employment  on
     account  of  death,  disability, or retirement,  a  share  of  the  Company
     contribution for the year of termination will also be granted.

     Under  certain  circumstances, at the complete discretion of  the  Trustees
     of  the  DeSoto Stock Ownership Plus Trust, participants may  withdraw  all
     or  a  portion  of  the  value  of  their account  in  the  Plan  prior  to
     termination  of  employment.   In addition,  under  certain  circumstances,
     the  Trustees  may  permit  the Plan to make loans  to  participants.   The
     maximum  amount of the loans, plus interest due thereon over  the  term  of
     the  indebtedness, cannot be less than $1,000 nor more than the  lesser  of
     $50,000  or  one-half of the participant's account balance at the  time  of
     the  loan.   For  purposes  of  the  financial  statements,  a  loan  to  a
     participant is treated as an asset of the Loan Fund.

     Loans  to  participants typically range from one to five years  in  length.
     Loans  to  be  used by the participant for the purchase of a  dwelling  may
     be  repaid  over a maximum of ten years.  The rate of interest  charged  on
     a  loan  is  equivalent  to  the prime rate  charged  by  Bank  of  America
     Illinois  on  the rirst day of the calendar quarter during which  the  loan
     application  is  approved.  Loan repayments are made by  payroll  deduction
     on a semi-monthly or weekly basis.
     PAGE 9

     
     Payments  to  a  participant or beneficiary attributable to a participant's
     sub-account  in the Equity Fund, the Money Market Fund, the Bond  Fund  and
     the  Balanced  Fund  are  made  in cash.   Payments  to  a  participant  or
     beneficiary  attributable  to a participant's  sub-account  in  the  DeSoto
     Stock,  Inc.  Fund  may  be made, at the discretion  of  the  Trustees,  in
     whole  or  in  part in Company stock or in cash prior to June 1,  1990  and
     in Company stock thereafter pursuant to the June 1, 1990 Plan amendment.


     2.   ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      .     The  financial statements are presented on the  accrual  basis
            of accounting.
       
      .     Investments  are  valued at the closing market  price  on  the
            last  day  of  the  year.  Investments in the Bank  of  America  GIC
            Fund  are  valued  at  contract  value.   In  September  1994,   the
            American  Institute of Certified Public Accountants  (AICPA)  issued
            Statement   of   Position  (SOP)  94-4,  "Reporting  of   Investment
            Contracts  Held  by  Health and Welfare Benefit Plans  and  Defined-
            Contribution  Pension Plans."  The Plan will be  required  to  adopt
            this  standard  in 1995, and does not expect it to have  a  material
            impact on the Plan's financial statements.

      .     Net  realized and unrealized gains and losses for  the  period
            are  reflected  in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets  Available
            for  Plan  Benefits  (see  Note 5 of Notes to  Financial  Statements
            and  Supplemental  Schedules).  The net realized  gain  or  loss  is
            calculated  as  the  difference between proceeds  received  and  the
            fair  value  of  investments on the first day of the  Plan  year  or
            the   acquisition   date  if  purchased  during   the   Plan   year.
            Unrealized  gain  or  loss is calculated as the  difference  between
            fair  value  at  the  end of the Plan year and  the  fair  value  of
            investments  at  the beginning of the Plan year or  the  acquisition
            date if purchased during the Plan year.
       
      .     Investment  purchases and sales are recorded  on  the  accrual
            basis.

      .     Interest  and  dividend  income are recorded  on  the  accrual
            basis.

     
     3.   PRIORITIES UPON TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

             Although  the  Company  expects to continue the  Plan  permanently,
          the   Company   may,   at  any  time,  terminate   the   Plan.    Upon
          termination,    any   unallocated   income   and    appreciation    or
          depreciation  in  the  current  value  of  the  investments  shall  be
          allocated  among  the  individual accounts of the  Plan  participants.
          All   participant   account   balances   will   be   distributed    to
          participants   within   a   reasonable  time   after   the   date   of
          termination.

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4. INVESTMENTS

   Bank of America Illinois, custodian of the Plan assets, held the Plan's
   investments and executed transactions therein.  The fair market values of
   individual assets that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets as of
   December 31, 1994 and 1993 are as follows:

                                                December 31
                               -----------------------------------------------
                                        1994                      1993
                               ----------------------- -----------------------
                                   Cost   Market Value     Cost   Market Value

DeSoto, Inc. Stock Fund:
 DeSoto, Inc. Common Stock     $  279,378  $  140,075  $  350,722  $  333,599
 Bank of America, Short-Term
   Investment Fund                      -           -          15          15
                                ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Total DeSoto, Inc. Stock Fund    279,378     140,075     350,737     333,614

Money Market Fund:
 Bank of America, Short-Term
   Investment Fund                599,244     599,244     709,027     709,027

Equity Fund:
 Bank of America, Equity Fund     778,684     758,173     606,705     668,001

Bond Fund:
 Bank of America, Guaranteed
   Investment Contract/GIC Fund    98,461     100,924      75,673      76,672

Balanced Fund:
 Bank of America, Balanced Fund    54,424      53,556           -           -
 Bank of America, Short-Term
   Investment Fund                     11          11           -           -
                               ----------  ----------   ---------  ----------

 Total Balanced Fund               54,435      53,567           -           -
                               ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Total                          $1,810,202  $1,651,983  $1,742,142  $1,787,314
                               ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========



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5. UNREALIZED AND REALIZED MARKET ACTIVITY

                                                Year Ended December 31
                                                   1994          1993

   DeSoto, Inc. Stock Fund:
     Unrealized net (depreciation) appreciation
       in fair market value of investments     $(139,303)     $(17,123)
     Net realized (loss) gain on sale of
       investments                               (78,015)       (3,113)
                                               ---------      --------
         Total                                  (217,318)      (20,236)

   Equity Fund:
     Unrealized net (depreciation) appreciation
       in fair market value of investments       (20,511)       61,296
     Net realized (loss) gain on sale of
       investments                                21,166        16,942
                                               ---------      --------
         Total                                       655        78,238

   Bond Fund:
     Unrealized net (depreciation) appreciation
       in fair market value of investments         2,463           999
     Net realized (loss) gain on sale
       of investments                              2,588         2,844
                                               ---------      --------
         Total                                     5,051         3,843
                                               ---------      --------

   Balanced Fund:
     Unrealized net (depreciation) appreciation
       in fair market value of investments          (868)            -
     Net realized (loss) gain on sale
       of investments                               (380)            -
                                               ---------       -------
         Total                                    (1,248)            -
                                               ---------       -------

   Total                                       $(212,860)      $61,845
                                               =========       =======


                                                  Year Ended December 31
                                                       1994       1993
   Total:
     Unrealized market (depreciation) appreciation  $(158,219)   $45,172
     Realized market (depreciation) appreciation      (54,641)    16,673
                                                    ---------    -------
     Total                                          $(212,860)   $61,845
                                                    =========    =======

                                                       PAGE 12


 6. RECONCILIATION TO FORM 5500

    As   of  December  31,  1994  and  1993,  the  Plan  had  $119,141  and  $0,
    respectively,  of  pending  distributions to  participants  who  elected  to
    withdraw  from the operations and earnings of the Plan.  These  amounts  are
    recorded  as  a  liability in the Plan's Form 5500; however,  these  amounts
    are  not  recorded as a liability in the financial statements in  accordance
    with generally accepted accounting principles.

    The  following table reconciles net assets available for Plan  benefits  per
    the  financial statements to the Form 5500 as filed by the Company  for  the
    year ended December 31, 1994.

                                                   Net Assets
                                   Benefits        Available
                                   Payable to      for Plan
                                   Participants    Benefits

    Per financial statements       $      -       $1,918,118
    Accrued benefit payments        119,478          119,478
                                   --------       ----------
        Per Form 5500              $119,478       $1,798,640
                                   ========       ==========

      The  following  table  reconciles  withdrawals  by  participants  per  the
   financial  statements  to  the Form 5500 as filed  by  the  Company  for  the
   year ended December 31, 1994:

   Withdrawals by participants per the financial statements   $447,126
   Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
     at December 31, 1994                                      119,478
                                                              --------
                                                              $566,604
                                                              ========

 7. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX STATUS

    The  plan  obtained  its latest determination letter on June  12,  1986,  in
    which   the  Internal  Revenue  Service  stated  that  the  plan,  as   then
    designed,  was  in  compliance  with  the  applicable  requirements  of  the
    Internal  Revenue  Code.   The  plan has been amended  since  receiving  the
    determination  letter.  However, the plan administrator and the  plan's  tax
    counsel  believe that the plan is currently designed and being  operated  in
    compliance  with the applicable requirements of the Internal  Revenue  Code.
    Therefore,  they believe that the plan was qualified and the  related  trust
    was  tax-exempt  as  of the financial statement date.   An  application  for
    determination  was submitted to the Internal Revenue Service  on  March  29,
    1995.





                                 * * * * * *
     PAGE 13


SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.






     DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN
     (Name of Plan)




                              William Spier
                              William Spier, Trustee

       June 22, 1995
          Date

                                                 SCHEDULE I


                                DeSOTO, INC.
                                      
                      DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN
                                      
         ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                                      
                              DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                      
            EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 36-1899490, PLAN NO. 004

Identity of Issuer            Description of Investment    Cost    Market Value

*Bank of America Short-Term
  Investment Fund             Cash Equivalents         $  599,255   $  599,255

*Bank of America Equity Fund  Common Stock Fund           778,684      758,173

*DeSoto, Inc.                 Common Stock                279,378      140,075

*Participant Loans            Loans to Participants at
                              Prime Rate (lowest rate: 6.0%,
                              highest rate: 10.5%)              -      169,274

*Bank of America Guaranteed
  Investment Contract/
  GIC Fund                    GIC Fund                     98,461      100,924

*Bank of America
  Balanced Fund               Stocks, Bonds and
                              Money Market Instruments     54,424       53,556
                                                       ----------   ----------
                                                       $1,810,202   $1,821,257
                                                       ==========   ==========

*Represents a party in interest transaction for the year ended December 31,
1994.

The accompanying notes to financial statements and supplemental schedules are
an integral part of this schedule.

                                                 SCHEDULE II


                                  DeSOTO, INC.
                                        
                        DeSOTO STOCK OWNERSHIP PLUS PLAN
                                        
                 ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                        
              EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 36-1899490, PLAN NO. 004
                                        
<TABLE>
                                                             Purchases                               Sales
                                                      ----------------------    --------------------------------------------
                                                       Number of    Purchase     Number of     Selling   Cost of    Net Gain
Identity of Party Involved     Description of Assets  Transactions   Price      Transactions    Price     Assets     (Loss)
<S>                            <C>                    <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>
*Bank of America Equity Fund   Common Stock                16       $244,058         11       $154,541   $133,375   $21,166

*Bank of America Short-Term
   Investment Fund             Cash Equivalents           161        773,764         94        883,550    883,550         -

*DeSoto, Inc.                  Common Stock                10        163,378         11         84,235    130,023   (45,788)



*Represents  a  party in interest transaction for the year  ended  December  31,
1994.

The accompanying notes to financial statements and supplemental schedules are an
integral part of this schedule.
</TABLE>
                                      
                                      
                        DeSOTO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                      
                                      
                                EXHIBIT INDEX





           1 -  Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP


                                                        EXHIBIT 1



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report included in this Form 11-K, into the DeSoto, Inc. previously filed
Registration Statement No. 2-68923.






                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Chicago, Illinois,
    June 30, 1995




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