CROSS TIMBERS OIL CO
SC 13D/A, 1997-06-23
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No.1 )*

                          CROSS TIMBERS OIL COMPANY
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                 COMMON STOCK
             -----------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  227573102
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                  Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000
                767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153
             -----------------------------------------------------
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                               
             -----------------------------------------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [X].

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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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 (however, see
the Notes).

                                                    SEC 1746 (12-91)<PAGE>
<PAGE>

                            Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1 (continued)
CUSIP No.  227573102                       Page 2 of 7 Pages

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      
       Ronald Baron
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

       OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
       2(C) OR 2(E)    [ ]

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       USA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF      7    SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES                    0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             3,172,450
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH                     0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       3,172,450
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       3,172,450
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       11.5%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT





<PAGE>
                                             Page 3 of 7 Pages

Item 1.   Security and Issuer

          (a)  Name of Issuer:
               Cross Timbers Oil Company
          (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               810 Houston Street
               Suite 2000
               Ft. Worth, TX 76102
          (c)  Title and Class of Securities:
               Common Stock

Item 2.   Identity and Background

          (a)  Name:
               Ronald Baron
          (b)  Business Address:
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (c)  Present Principal Employment:
               President: Baron Capital Management, Inc., BAMCO, Inc.,
               Baron Capital, Inc.
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (d)  Record of Convictions:
               No material change.
          (e)  Record of Civil Proceedings:
               No material change.
          (f)  Citizenship:
               No material change.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

           Reporting Person owns no shares of the issuer directly.
          2,650,000 shares were purchased for an aggregate purchase
           price of $36,903,171 for the account Baron Asset Fund, an
           investment company registered under the Investment Company
           Act of 1940, which is advised by BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO"), 
           a registered investment adviser which is controlled by
           Ronald Baron.  An additional 522,450 shares were 
           purchased for an aggregate purchase price of
           $8,522,358 for the accounts of investment advisory clients
           of Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM") a registered
           investment adviser controlled by Ronald Baron. All of those
           shares were paid for by cash in the accounts of the 
           investment companies and advisory clients.

  Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

           No material change.








           
          <PAGE>
                                                          Page 4 of 7 Pages

  Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

           (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
               Reporting Person: (i)3,172,450 shares in his capacity as a
               controlling person of BAMCO and BCM. Reporting Person disclaims
               that he is the beneficial owner of these shares. (ii) no shares
               personally.
           (b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                               0
               (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                       3,172,450
               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                               0
               (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                       3,172,450
               Reporting Person may be deemed to share power to vote and
               dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of his 
               control of the investment advisers for whose advisory clients
               he is reporting.
           (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty days is
               attached hereto.
           (d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
               The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the
               dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities
               in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Person's
               knowledge, no person has such interest relating to more than 5%
               of the outstanding class of securities, except that Baron Asset
               Fund owns 2,620,000 (9.5%) of the shares reported herein.
           (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
               Not applicable.

Item 6.    Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
           Respect to Securities of the Issuer

           No material change.


Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits
           Exhibit 99 - 60 days of trading.
 


 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:     June 20, 1997


                                /s/ Ronald Baron
                                _______________________________________
                                Ronald Baron



Transaction Schedule                    
From 04-16-97 To 06-16-97                    
                    
          Acct                Exec.
Date      ID   Trans     Qty       Price
- --------  -----     -----     ------    ---------
04-16-97  bcm4 by    9,500    16.0105
04-17-97  bcm4 by    5,500    16.0682
05-01-97  bcm4 by    5,000    15.5273
05-01-97  bcm4 by    2,000    15.5273
05-01-97  bcm4 by    4,000    15.5273
05-01-97  bcm4 by    5,000    15.5273
05-02-97  baf  by    7,800    15.7131
05-02-97  bcm4 by   10,000    15.7131
05-02-97  bcm4 by   10,000    15.7131
05-02-97  bcm4 by    2,000    15.7131
05-02-97  bcm4 by    2,000    15.7131
05-02-97  bcm4 by    1,500    15.7131
05-02-97  bcm4 by    5,000    15.7131
05-05-97  bcm4 by    5,000    17.2975
05-08-97  baf  by    7,200    16.3750
05-09-97  baf  by   15,000    16.7983
05-12-97  baf  by    5,000    16.8750
05-13-97  baf  by   10,000    16.9013
05-14-97  baf  by   10,000    16.9563
05-15-97  baf  by   15,000    16.5933
05-16-97  baf  by   15,000    16.7083
05-19-97  baf  by   10,000    16.8100
05-29-97  bcm4 by    8,500    19.0235
06-02-97  bcm4 by    4,000    19.6343
06-02-97  bcm4 by    1,500    19.6250
06-03-97  bcm4 by    2,000    20.2500
06-04-97  baf  by   15,000    19.0389
06-04-97  bcm4 by   10,000    19.0389
06-04-97  bcm4 by    2,000    19.0389
06-05-97  bcm4 by    1,600    19.7500
06-05-97  bcm4 by    1,000    19.7500
06-05-97  bcm4 by      900    19.7500
06-05-97  bcm4 by      700    19.7500
06-05-97  bcm4 by    3,400    19.7500
06-09-97  bcm4 by    7,500    19.7833
06-10-97  bcm4 by      600    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by    1,500    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by      900    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by    2,500    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by      300    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by      500    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by      400    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by    2,300    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by      600    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by      400    19.4250
06-10-97  bcm4 by    2,900    19.3750
06-10-97  bcm4 by    2,500    19.4250
06-11-97  baf  by   10,000    18.7500
06-11-97  bcm4 by    2,000    19.3125
06-11-97  bcm4 by    7,100    19.2500
06-11-97  bcm4 by    4,000    19.3125
                    
06-11-97  bgi  by   20,000    18.7500
06-13-97  bcm4 by   10,000    18.8450
06-13-97  bgi  by   10,000    18.7950
06-16-97  bcm4 by    2,000    19.1250



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