SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
HON INDUSTRIES Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
438092 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement __. (A fee is not required only if the filing person:
(1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial
ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities
described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act but shall be
subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
(Continued on the following page(s))
Page 1 of 4 Pages
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CUSIP No. 438092 10 8 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Stanley M. Howe SSAN: ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP.*
(a) __
(b) __
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER
OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,106,874
BENEFI- 401,307 (spouse)
CIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 291,960
REPORT-
ING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,106,874
401,307 (spouse)
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
291,960
33,078.5214 (Profit-Sharing Retirement)
771.25 (HON Members Company Ownership
Plan (ESOP))
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,833,990.77
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.95 Percent
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 4 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: HON INDUSTRIES Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
414 East Third Street
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Stanley M. Howe
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
414 East Third Street
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Item 2(c). Citizenship: U.S.A.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 438092 10 8
Item 3. Rule 13d-1(b) Entity: Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership as of December 31, 1997:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,833,990.77
(b) Percent of Class: 5.95 Percent
(c) Number of shares as to which such
person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to
direct the vote. 1,106,874
401,307 (spouse)
(ii) shared power to vote or to
direct the vote. 291,960
(iii)sole power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of. 1,106,874
401,307 (spouse)
(iv) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition
of. 291,960
33,078.5214(PSRP)
771.25 (ESOP)
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SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 4 Pages
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete, and correct.
Date: February 12, 1998.
/s/ Stanley M. Howe
Stanley M. Howe
