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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03-31-96
Institutional Investment Manager:
OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION
136 N. THIRD STREET
HAMILTON OH 45025
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION
IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENT 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.
BY_____________________________
BARRY S. PORTER
CFO/TREASURER
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
BARRY S. PORTER CFO/TREASURER 513-867-3903
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ BARRY S. PORTER HAMILTON OH 4-03-96
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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
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COMMON 009158106 3621 66300 SH SOLE 66300
AIRGAS INC COMMON 009363102 10931 275000 SH SOLE 275000
AIRFUND INTL LTD PARTNERSHIP COMMON 009990102 572 132000 SH SOLE 132000
ALBERTSONS INC COMMON 013104104 4269 115000 SH SOLE 115000
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COMMON 019512102 6503 110000 SH SOLE 110000
ALLSTATE CORP COMMON 020002101 18116 431348 SH SOLE 431348
AIRFUND II INT'L LTD PTNSHP COMMON 025991928 324 35000 SH SOLE 35000
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COMMON 026609107 21675 200000 SH SOLE 200000
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMMON 026874107 26332 281250 SH SOLE 281250
AMERICAN INCOME FUND I COMMON 026998AA2 997 103965 SH SOLE 103965
AMERICAN INCOME FUND I-E COMMON 026998AB0 989 70576 SH SOLE 70576
AMERICAN RE CORP COMMON 029163102 4000 100000 SH SOLE 100000
ARBOR DRUGS INC COMMON 038760104 3714 176875 SH SOLE 176875
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COMMON 048825103 10710 90000 SH SOLE 90000
AVERY DENNISON CORP COMMON 053611109 4033 74700 SH SOLE 74700
BALDOR ELEC CO COMMON 057741100 5898 293100 SH SOLE 293100
BALL CORP COMMON 058498106 2790 90000 SH SOLE 90000
BANC ONE CORP COMMON 059438101 7408 207967 SH SOLE 207967
BANK OF BOSTON CORP COMMON 060716107 9925 200000 SH SOLE 200000
BANKAMERICA CORP COMMON 066050105 3875 50000 SH SOLE 50000
BANTA CORP COMMON 066821109 3611 135000 SH SOLE 135000
BLAIR WILLIAM LEVERAGED COMMON 09303*105 4906 490643 SH SOLE 490643
BRIDGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC WARRANT 10805*114 0 80000 SH SOLE 80000
BROAD STREET INVESTMENT FUND I COMMON 11125@105 3905 3905577 SH SOLE 3905577
CONNING CT INSURANCE FND LP COMMON 12129*101 150 150000 SH SOLE 150000
CSX CORP COMMON 126408103 9125 200000 SH SOLE 200000
CAPITAL CITIES ABC INC COMMON 139859102 10779 83600 SH SOLE 83600
CENTURY SHS TR COMMON 156681108 14383 516838 SH SOLE 516838
CHARTER ONE FINL INC COMMON 160903100 1181 35000 SH SOLE 35000
COCA COLA CO COMMON 191216100 8275 100000 SH SOLE 100000
COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP COMMON 197677107 25243 437118 SH SOLE 437118
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMMON 205363104 8796 125000 SH SOLE 125000
CONCURRENT COMPUTER COMMON 206710204 205 126280 SH SOLE 126280
CORT BUSINESS SERVICES CORP WARRANT 220493118 5 49500 SH SOLE 49500
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMMON 228255105 9993 205000 SH SOLE 205000
DR PEPPER BOTTLING CLASS B COMMON 256131111 140 40000 SH SOLE 40000
DONALDSON INC COMMON 257651109 2530 92000 SH SOLE 92000
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO COMMON 257867101 8625 250000 SH SOLE 250000
DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 8161 178400 SH SOLE 178400
EASTMAN CHEM CO COMMON 277432100 3018 43750 SH SOLE 43750
ECHLIN INC COMMON 278749106 7666 211500 SH SOLE 211500
EQUITABLE COS DEP SH PFD SER C PREFERRED 29444G305 3711 75000 SH SOLE 75000
FAIR HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON 30324*114 0 386070 SH SOLE 386070
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COMMON 313586109 51000 1600000 SH SOLE 1600000
FIRST DATA CORP COMMON 319963104 14100 200000 SH SOLE 200000
FIRST FINL BANCORP COMMON 320209109 19785 565312 SH SOLE 565312
FIRST U.S.A. INC. COMMON 33743H105 17292 305384 SH SOLE 305384
FORD MTR CO DEL PREFERRED 345370209 2677 25000 SH SOLE 25000
GENERAL ELEC CO COMMON 369604103 10902 140000 SH SOLE 140000
GENERAL MTRS CORP CL E COMMON 370442402 9359 164200 SH SOLE 164200
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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
GRACE W R & CO COMMON 383883105 12407 157800 SH SOLE 157800
GRAINGER W W INC COMMON 384802104 1678 25000 SH SOLE 25000
HANNAFORD BROS CO COMMON 410550107 6235 215000 SH SOLE 215000
HARCOURT GENERAL INC COMMON 41163G101 4594 101250 SH SOLE 101250
HEALTH CARE & RETIREMENT CORP. COMMON 421937103 15666 415000 SH SOLE 415000
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 437076102 19100 400000 SH SOLE 400000
HORMEL GEO A & CO COMMON 440452100 2268 86400 SH SOLE 86400
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMMON 456866102 6723 165000 SH SOLE 165000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMMON 459200101 6675 60000 SH SOLE 60000
INT'L. POST LTD. COMMON 460181100 268 79545 SH SOLE 79545
KRUPP INSD PLUS III LTD COMMON 501126106 1457 91818 SH SOLE 91818
LCI COMM HLDGS CO COMMON 501813109 664 26860 SH SOLE 26860
LIVING WELL INC CONV SUB DEB BOND 538405AA9 0 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
MBNA CORP COMMON 55262L100 14664 495000 SH SOLE 495000
MGIC INVT CORP COMMON 552848103 14502 266100 SH SOLE 266100
MAIL-WELL INC COMMON 560321200 568 70000 SH SOLE 70000
MANOR CARE INC COMMON 564054104 9616 245000 SH SOLE 245000
MARRIOTT DIVERSIFIED AMERICAN COMMON 571995AA7 240 1922 SH SOLE 1922
MAY DEPT STORES CO COMMON 577778103 6296 130500 SH SOLE 130500
MCDONALDS CORP COMMON 580135101 21600 450000 SH SOLE 450000
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL COMMON 59019*113 7618 7618182 SH SOLE 7618182
MERRY LD & INVT INC PFD CONV B PREFERRED 590438305 5110 180000 SH SOLE 180000
MILES HOMES WARRANT 599268117 0 12000 SH SOLE 12000
MULTICARE COMPANIES INC COMMON 62543V105 5632 198500 SH SOLE 198500
NATIONAL CITY CORP DEPOSITARY PREFERRED 635405509 2096 25000 SH SOLE 25000
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP COMMON 674599105 3354 126000 SH SOLE 126000
OPPENHEIMER GROUP CLASS B COMMON 683995AA2 127 12750 SH SOLE 12750
PPG INDS INC COMMON 693506107 9041 185000 SH SOLE 185000
PRIDE COS LP PFD UNIT 2.60 CON PREFERRED 741537203 356 129600 SH SOLE 129600
RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC COMMON 763408101 1459 51770 SH SOLE 51770
ROOSEVELT FINL GROUP INC COMMON 776493108 3607 195000 SH SOLE 195000
SFP PIPELINE HOLDINGS INC BOND 784163AA5 1871 1500000 SH SOLE 1500000
SALOMON INC EQUITY LINKED SECS PREFERRED 79549B461 525 35350 SH SOLE 35350
SANTA FE PAC PIPELINE PARTNERS COMMON 802177204 6705 180000 SH SOLE 180000
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO COMMON 812387108 21937 450000 SH SOLE 450000
SERVICE CORP INT'L COMMON 817565104 10288 210500 SH SOLE 210500
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COMMON 824348106 8342 188000 SH SOLE 188000
STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 855707105 5687 250000 SH SOLE 250000
TEPPCO PARTNERS L P COMMON 872384102 4648 125200 SH SOLE 125200
TOWN & CTRY TR COMMON 892081100 1059 75000 SH SOLE 75000
UNION PAC CORP COMMON 907818108 6649 96900 SH SOLE 96900
UNIROYAL CHEM CORP COMMON 908903107 962 100000 SH SOLE 100000
VERIDIEN CORP COMMON 923428106 126 350000 SH SOLE 350000
WALGREEN CO COMMON 931422109 6727 206200 SH SOLE 206200
WALLACE COMPUTER SVCS INC COMMON 932270101 2475 42400 SH SOLE 42400
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC COMMON 939322103 4584 154117 SH SOLE 154117
WAXMAN IND WARRANT 944124114 0 90000 SH SOLE 90000
WENDYS INTL INC COMMON 950590109 5555 306500 SH SOLE 306500
WESTERN GAS RES INC COMMON 958259103 3593 250000 SH SOLE 250000
REPORT SUMMARY 99 DATA RECORDS 681559 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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