FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST, 497J, 1996-05-07

FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST
497J, 1996-05-07

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                                DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS
                                 1500 K Street, N.W.
                               Washington, D.C.  20005
                                    (202) 626-3300







                                     May 7, 1996



          VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

          Securities and Exchange Commission
          450 Fifth Street, N.W.
          Washington, DC  20549

               Re:  Fenimore Asset Management Trust
                    File No. 33-7190

          Dear Sirs:

               Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act
of 1933, we
          hereby certify on behalf of Fenimore Asset Management
Trust (the
          "Trust"), that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional
          Information for the Trust's separate investment series,
FAM Value
          Fund, that would have been filed under Rule 497(c), do
not differ
          from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 19
which was
          filed on April 30, 1996.  The text of Post-Effective
Amendment
          No. 19 was filed electronically.

                                             Very truly yours,


                                             Patrick W.D. Turley

          Enclosures