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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/97
Institutional Investment Manager:
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
ONE STATE FARM PLAZA
BLOOMINGTON IL 61710
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION
IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL
PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT
ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND
COMPLETE AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
WILLIAM J. HESS SR. ASST. INVEST. COUNSEL 309-766-2392
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ WILLIAM J. HESS BLOOMINGTON IL 03/12/97
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
SCANDINAVIAN BROADCASTING SYS ORD L8137H108 16011 889500 SH SOLE 889500
A D C TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 298052 11090296 SH SOLE 11090296
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 265961 7628995 SH SOLE 7628995
ABB AB SPONSORED ADR 00256Q103 34218 316100 SH SOLE 316100
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 331901 5913600 SH SOLE 5913600
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LABS INC COM 00755N106 8467 335935 SH SOLE 335935
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 008488108 17656 250000 SH SOLE 250000
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 495406 7298800 SH SOLE 7298800
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 00949T100 130004 5652348 SH SOLE 5652348
ALLEGIANCE CORP COM 017475104 28156 1272578 SH SOLE 1272578
ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 123613 4244200 SH SOLE 4244200
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 272607 4450020 SH SOLE 4450020
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 25144 450000 SH SOLE 450000
AMP INC COM 031897101 69692 2027400 SH SOLE 2027400
AMOCO CORP COM 031905102 262623 3031728 SH SOLE 3031728
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION COM 032165102 81731 1693900 SH SOLE 1693900
APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 38118 996566 SH SOLE 996566
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 722031 40393272 SH SOLE 40393272
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 135000 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
BRE PROPERTIES INC CL A 05564E106 103182 4168958 SH SOLE 4168958
BALLARD MED PRODS COM 058566100 21225 1016751 SH SOLE 1016751
BANC ONE CORP COM 059438101 173994 4377183 SH SOLE 4377183
BANCORP HAWAII INC COM 059685107 87360 2037539 SH SOLE 2037539
BANKAMERICA CORP COM 066050105 22566 223700 SH SOLE 223700
BANPONCE CORP NEW COM 066704107 103646 2919642 SH SOLE 2919642
BARRETT RES CORP COM PAR $0.01 068480201 54906 1837833 SH SOLE 1837833
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COM 071593107 19645 2965350 SH SOLE 2965350
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO PFD CONV $3.25 071593305 2500 50000 SH SOLE 50000
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 274400 6362897 SH SOLE 6362897
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 173138 2850000 SH SOLE 2850000
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 31341 744000 SH SOLE 744000
BETZDEARBORN INC COM 087779104 31563 500000 SH SOLE 500000
BIOMET INC COM 090613100 106683 6322000 SH SOLE 6322000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 68029 1101688 SH SOLE 1101688
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY LTD SPONSORED ADR 112169602 51217 1932700 SH SOLE 1932700
BROWN TOM INC COM NEW 115660201 41070 2220000 SH SOLE 2220000
CABLE & WIRELESS PUB LTD CO SPONSORED ADR 126830207 26671 1123000 SH SOLE 1123000
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 237720 5126000 SH SOLE 5126000
CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SHS NON VTG 138906300 23412 1600800 SH SOLE 1600800
CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC COM 141907105 5206 245000 SH SOLE 245000
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 301741 3760000 SH SOLE 3760000
CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST CORP COM 152357109 82507 3860000 SH SOLE 3860000
CENTRAL LA ELEC INC COM NEW 153897608 25190 959600 SH SOLE 959600
CHECKPOINT SYS INC COM 162825103 10350 600000 SH SOLE 600000
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 504837 7250800 SH SOLE 7250800
CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 45358 2435328 SH SOLE 2435328
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 8499 176600 SH SOLE 176600
CLINTRIALS RESEARCH INC COM 188767107 1913 225000 SH SOLE 225000
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 285693 5124000 SH SOLE 5124000
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP IDAHO COM 192108108 3982 245070 SH SOLE 245070
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 29658 297700 SH SOLE 297700
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 11800 154000 SH SOLE 154000
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 10425 200000 SH SOLE 200000
CORNING INC COM 219350105 435057 9804100 SH SOLE 9804100
COVANCE INC COM 222816100 39523 2451025 SH SOLE 2451025
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS CO COM 232809103 2675 112628 SH SOLE 112628
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 13050 300000 SH SOLE 300000
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357106 9920 319999 SH SOLE 319999
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM 247361108 72272 859100 SH SOLE 859100
DEUTSCH TELEKOM AG SPONSORED ADR 251566105 19509 891800 SH SOLE 891800
DEXTER CORP COM 252165105 5031 166973 SH SOLE 166973
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 908007 12457561 SH SOLE 12457561
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 26297 756750 SH SOLE 756750
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO COM 257867101 96737 2773800 SH SOLE 2773800
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 158887 1989000 SH SOLE 1989000
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 33994 320700 SH SOLE 320700
DUKE POWER CO COM 264399106 198342 4495000 SH SOLE 4495000
ELCOR CORP COM 284443108 12813 500000 SH SOLE 500000
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW COM 285661104 13851 344900 SH SOLE 344900
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 109828 2440620 SH SOLE 2440620
ENERGY GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 292691102 19275 600000 SH SOLE 600000
ENGELHARD CORP COM 292845104 203088 9670893 SH SOLE 9670893
ENVIROTEST SYS CORP CL A 29409W105 95 42420 SH SOLE 42420
EQUITABLE RES INC COM 294549100 65307 2132450 SH SOLE 2132450
ERICSSON L M TEL CO ADR CL B SEK10 294821400 194287 5746000 SH SOLE 5746000
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 669289 6211500 SH SOLE 6211500
FEI CO COM 30241L109 2833 333334 SH SOLE 333334
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 41504 940600 SH SOLE 940600
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 10325 295000 SH SOLE 295000
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 11044 142500 SH SOLE 142500
FINOVA GROUP INC COM 317928109 8872 131200 SH SOLE 131200
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORP COM 31945A100 187468 3463601 SH SOLE 3463601
FIRST EMPIRE ST CORP COM 320076102 97824 305700 SH SOLE 305700
FIRST SEC CORP DEL COM 336294103 24759 770700 SH SOLE 770700
FIRST VA BANKS INC COM 337477103 37720 736000 SH SOLE 736000
GATX CORP COM 361448103 143952 2945300 SH SOLE 2945300
GTE CORP COM 362320103 19601 420400 SH SOLE 420400
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 413950 4170784 SH SOLE 4170784
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 151787 2090000 SH SOLE 2090000
GOLDEN WEST FINL CORP DEL COM 381317106 127093 2025400 SH SOLE 2025400
GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP COM 387241102 164 17081 SH SOLE 17081
GREAT LAKES CHEM CORP COM 390568103 187740 4081300 SH SOLE 4081300
HEILIG MEYERS CO COM 422893107 44410 2797493 SH SOLE 2797493
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM 423452101 95474 2064300 SH SOLE 2064300
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 998903 18720000 SH SOLE 18720000
HON INDS INC COM 438092108 107054 2883600 SH SOLE 2883600
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 3250 100000 SH SOLE 100000
IDAHO POWER CO COM 451380109 41912 1408800 SH SOLE 1408800
ILLINOIS SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP COM 452284102 3881 225000 SH SOLE 225000
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM 452308109 397091 4842800 SH SOLE 4842800
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
IMATION CORP COM 45245A107 11631 465200 SH SOLE 465200
IMMUNE RESPONSE CORP DEL COM 45252T106 9452 1128572 SH SOLE 1128572
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 456360106 95 304641 SH SOLE 304641
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 15273 350100 SH SOLE 350100
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 972860 6992700 SH SOLE 6992700
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 527776 3845198 SH SOLE 3845198
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRANC COM 459506101 276417 6318100 SH SOLE 6318100
INTUIT COM 461202103 10593 455600 SH SOLE 455600
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 901604 17051600 SH SOLE 17051600
JOSTENS INC COM 481088102 30935 1367298 SH SOLE 1367298
KN ENERGY INC COM 482620101 75839 1919965 SH SOLE 1919965
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 311705 4635000 SH SOLE 4635000
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 59700 600000 SH SOLE 600000
KIMCO REALTY CORP COM 49446R109 13813 425000 SH SOLE 425000
KUBOTA CORP ADR 501173207 2018 23200 SH SOLE 23200
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 518415104 74344 1625000 SH SOLE 1625000
LECHTERS CORP COM 523238103 1450 400000 SH SOLE 400000
LEE ENTERPRISES INC COM 523768109 5442 224400 SH SOLE 224400
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660107 6500 200000 SH SOLE 200000
LIBERTY BANCORP INC OKLA COM 530175108 30000 645161 SH SOLE 645161
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 532177201 7734 294610 SH SOLE 294610
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 756173 9193600 SH SOLE 9193600
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 153388 3466400 SH SOLE 3466400
LOUISIANA PAC CORP COM 546347105 48481 2336454 SH SOLE 2336454
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 129868 2472432 SH SOLE 2472432
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 181324 6504900 SH SOLE 6504900
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 552673105 373314 10479000 SH SOLE 10479000
MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 221760 6160000 SH SOLE 6160000
MCCORMICK & CO INC COM NON VTG 579780206 99470 4060000 SH SOLE 4060000
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 52126 1103200 SH SOLE 1103200
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 51599 828900 SH SOLE 828900
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 592278 7030000 SH SOLE 7030000
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 40050 436800 SH SOLE 436800
MICROFIELD GRAPHICS INC COM 59506W104 359 410348 SH SOLE 410348
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 603158106 19269 579525 SH SOLE 579525
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 415214 4906900 SH SOLE 4906900
MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS INC COM 608513107 3650 400000 SH SOLE 400000
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 210511 2142600 SH SOLE 2142600
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 276619 4573000 SH SOLE 4573000
NCR CORP NEW COM 62886E108 16755 476811 SH SOLE 476811
NEWHALL LAND & FARMING CO CAL DEPOSITARY REC 651426108 59957 3450758 SH SOLE 3450758
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 79095 2041141 SH SOLE 2041141
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD COM 665815106 129314 1978042 SH SOLE 1978042
NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 26689 711700 SH SOLE 711700
NORWEST CORP COM 669380107 254320 5498800 SH SOLE 5498800
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 326537 7137400 SH SOLE 7137400
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 6054 157000 SH SOLE 157000
OSMONICS INC COM 688350107 17646 966937 SH SOLE 966937
OSTEOTECH INC COM 688582105 1575 200000 SH SOLE 200000
PNC BK CORP COM 693475105 225400 5635000 SH SOLE 5635000
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP COM 694890104 139084 3684348 SH SOLE 3684348
PACIFICORP COM 695114108 115271 5421908 SH SOLE 5421908
PALL CORP COM 696429307 110738 4788700 SH SOLE 4788700
PENWEST LTD COM 709752109 1460 77850 SH SOLE 77850
PENNZOIL CO COM 709903108 178246 3444372 SH SOLE 3444372
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COM 716941109 63728 1740000 SH SOLE 1740000
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 1042090 12387400 SH SOLE 12387400
PIONEER HI BRED INTL INC COM 723686101 190876 3035800 SH SOLE 3035800
PITTWAY CORP DEL COM 725790109 2922 57300 SH SOLE 57300
PITTWAY CORP DEL CL A 725790208 37813 779649 SH SOLE 779649
POGO PRODUCING CO COM 730448107 198723 5520077 SH SOLE 5520077
POLAROID CORP COM 731095105 58049 1460362 SH SOLE 1460362
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 78086 1531100 SH SOLE 1531100
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 33219 289300 SH SOLE 289300
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 18230 1225512 SH SOLE 1225512
RTZ PLC SPONSORED ADR 74974K706 130301 2080655 SH SOLE 2080655
RAYCHEM CORP DEL COM 754603108 215534 2616500 SH SOLE 2616500
READERS DIGEST ASSN INC CL B 755267200 4377 162100 SH SOLE 162100
REUTERS HOLDING PLC ADR B 761324201 221823 3812200 SH SOLE 3812200
RHEOMETRICS SCIENTIFIC INC COM 762073104 508 239048 SH SOLE 239048
RHONE POULENC RORER INC COM 76242T104 241735 3266690 SH SOLE 3266690
RIO ALGOM LTD COM 766889109 41803 1741800 SH SOLE 1741800
ROGERS CORP COM 775133101 11100 400000 SH SOLE 400000
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG GLDR 5 780257705 42788 244500 SH SOLE 244500
RUBBERMAID INC COM 781088109 246023 9890400 SH SOLE 9890400
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 226443 4311000 SH SOLE 4311000
ST JOE CORP COM 790148100 68623 928900 SH SOLE 928900
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 122084 3014400 SH SOLE 3014400
SEQUENT COMPUTER SYS INC COM 817338106 25739 1715950 SH SOLE 1715950
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 216431 7009880 SH SOLE 7009880
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR REP ORD 832378301 70000 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 65882 3118700 SH SOLE 3118700
SOUTHTRUST CORP COM 844730101 157519 4360425 SH SOLE 4360425
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO COM 845467109 19085 1426900 SH SOLE 1426900
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 68063 1500000 SH SOLE 1500000
STAR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 855193108 272 967334 SH SOLE 967334
STEEL DYNAMICS INC COM 858119100 7937 453500 SH SOLE 453500
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 3750 937522 SH SOLE 937522
SUNTRUST BKS INC COM 867914103 278667 6009000 SH SOLE 6009000
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 19666 576300 SH SOLE 576300
TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 12490 315200 SH SOLE 315200
TECO ENERGY INC COM 872375100 98321 4096700 SH SOLE 4096700
TMBR/SHARP DRILLING INC COM 87257P101 4750 400000 SH SOLE 400000
TECUMSEH PRODS CO CL B 878895101 5726 105300 SH SOLE 105300
TECUMSEH PRODS CO CL A 878895200 18006 315900 SH SOLE 315900
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SP ADR REP ORD 879403780 10973 285000 SH SOLE 285000
TEMPLE INLAND INC COM 879868107 56086 1068316 SH SOLE 1068316
TENNANT CO COM 880345103 11600 418000 SH SOLE 418000
TEXAS UTILS CO COM 882848104 183083 5345466 SH SOLE 5345466
360 COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 885571109 8625 500000 SH SOLE 500000
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
UNILEVER N V NEW YORK SHS 904784501 27621 148300 SH SOLE 148300
U S BANCORP ORE COM 911596104 30008 560900 SH SOLE 560900
VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODS CORP COM 918435108 1544 103800 SH SOLE 103800
VALLEY NATL BANCORP COM 919794107 14483 533943 SH SOLE 533943
VENTANA MED SYS INC COM 92276H106 11386 813280 SH SOLE 813280
VIKING OFFICE PRODS COM 926913104 28252 1458172 SH SOLE 1458172
VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 212635 3277600 SH SOLE 3277600
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 289506 5312032 SH SOLE 5312032
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 123213 4420200 SH SOLE 4420200
WASHINGTON FED INC COM 938824109 27422 1205380 SH SOLE 1205380
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 942683103 11798 330000 SH SOLE 330000
WELLS FARGO & CO DEL COM 949740104 501941 1766624 SH SOLE 1766624
WESTCORP INC COM 957907108 17653 1217445 SH SOLE 1217445
WESTVACO CORP COM 961548104 42372 1686450 SH SOLE 1686450
WILMINGTON TRUST CORP COM 971807102 10498 247000 SH SOLE 247000
WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP COM 976657106 44725 1825500 SH SOLE 1825500
WORLDCOM INC GA COM 98155K102 25410 1155000 SH SOLE 1155000
REPORT SUMMARY 217 DATA RECORDS 27522354 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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