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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. 2)*


                       THE HOME-STAKE ROYALTY CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  437359 10 2
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                              I. Wistar Morris, III
                        c/o Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
                     200 Four Falls Corp. Center, Suite 208
                           West Conshohocken, PA 19428
                                 (610) 832-5303
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 January 9, 1997
             (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 |_|.

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See  Rule 13d-1(a)  for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*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)

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No.   437359  10  2                                   Page 2 of 6 Pages
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   1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           I. Wistar Morris, III
           ###-##-####

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   2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)  |_|
                                                                    (b)  |_|

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   3       SEC USE ONLY


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   4       SOURCE OF FUNDS*

           PF ; WC
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   5       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                              |_|

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

           U.S.A.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

   7       SOLE VOTING POWER

              6,339
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   8       SHARED VOTING POWER


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   9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

              6,339
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

              2,999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
              9,338
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
           SHARES*                                                         |_|
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

               13.4%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.



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                                                                    Schedule 13D
                                                                     Page 3 of 6

                           Item 1. Security and Issuer

     This  Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D relates to the common stock,  par
value  $40.00  per  share  (the  "Common  Stock"),  of  The  Home-Stake  Royalty
Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the "Company"),  whose principal executive
offices are located at 15 E. 5th Street, Suite 2800, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-4311.



                         Item 2. Identity and Background

(a) Name: I. Wistar Morris III

(b) Business   Address:   200  Four  Falls  Corporate  Center
                          Suite  208  West
                          Conshohocken, PA 19428-2958

(c)  Present Principal Occupation:  Mr. Morris is President of Morris Investment
     Management  Company,  a  registered  investment  advisor,  and a registered
     representative   with  Boenning  and   Scattergood,   an  NASD   registered
     broker-dealer.

(d)  Mr.  Morris  has not,  during  the last five  years,  been  convicted  in a
     criminal proceeding.

(e)  Mr.  Morris has not,  during the last five  years,  been a party to a civil
     proceeding of a judicial or administrative  body of competent  jurisdiction
     and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment,  decree
     or final order enjoining future  violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
     activities  subject  to,  federal or state  securities  laws or finding any
     violation with respect to such laws.

(f)  Citizenship: U.S.A.


            Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     This  Amendment  No. 2 to the  Schedule  13D covers the  acquisition  of an
additional  4,252  shares  of  Common  Stock  beneficially  owned by Mr.  Morris
individually  and through his business.  The aggregate  cost of the 4,202 shares
acquired by Mr.  Morris  individually  was  $655,512.  All such shares of Common
Stock were purchased  through  personal funds.  The 50 shares acquired by Morris
Investment  Management  Company  were  acquired  out of  working  capital  at an
aggregate cost of $7,050.

                         Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

     The  purpose for the  acquisition  of shares of Common  Stock  beneficially
owned by Mr. Morris and his immediate  family is for personal  investment.  With
respect to the investment in Common Stock,  Mr. Morris does not have any present
intentions or plans which relate to or would result in:



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                                                                    Schedule 13D
                                                                     Page 4 of 6

     (a)  The  acquisition  of  additional  securities  of  the  Company  or the
          disposition of securities of the Company, other than additional shares
          which may be purchased from time to time on the open market or through
          private purchases solely for investment purposes; 

     (b)  An   extraordinary   corporate   transaction,   such   as  a   merger,
          reorganization  of  liquidation,  involving  the Company or any of its
          subsidiaries;

     (c)  A sale or  transfer  of a material  amount of assets of the Company or
          any of its subsidiaries;

     (d)  Any change in the present  Board of  Directors  or  management  of the
          Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term
          of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Board;

     (e)  Any material change in the present  capitalization  or dividend policy
          of the Company;

     (f)  Any other  material  change in the  Company's  business  or  corporate
          structure;

     (g)  Changes in the Company's charter, bylaws or instruments  corresponding
          thereto or other actions which may impede the  acquisition  of control
          of the Company by any person;

     (h)  Causing a class of  securities  of the Company to be  delisted  from a
          national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted
          on  an  inter-dealer   quotation  system  of  a  registered   national
          securities association.

     (i)  A class of equity  securities  of the Company  becoming  eligible  for
          termination  of  registration  pursuant  to  Section  12(g)(4)  of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or

     (j)  Any action similar to those enumerated above.


                  Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a)  Mr.  Morris,   individually  and  through  his  immediate  family  and
          business,  beneficially  owns  9,338  shares  of  Common  Stock of the
          Company,  which based on the Company's  interim report for the quarter
          ended  September  30,  1996,  represents  approximately  13.4%  of the
          outstanding  Common  Stock.  Of  the  9,338  shares  of  Common  Stock
          beneficially  owned  by  Mr.  Morris   individually  and  through  his
          immediate family and business,  5,289 shares are held in his name, 460
          shares are held in a KEOGH  account for his benefit and 540 shares are
          held in an Individual Retirement Account for his benefit. In addition,
          there are 50 shares held in the name of Morris  Investment  Management
          Company,  of which Mr. Morris is the principal owner.  There are 1,796
          shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Morris' wife in nominee name; 1,000
          shares are held in trust for the  benefit of his wife;  one share held
          by his daughter; two shares held for the benefit of two minor children
          in custodianship, as to which Mrs. Morris is custodian; and 200 shares
          held in certain  accounts for the benefit of customers of Mr.  Morris,
          with respect to which Mr.  Morris  maintains  discretionary  authority
          over such accounts.

     (b)  Mr.  Morris has the sole voting power and the sole  dispositive  power
          over 6,339 shares of Common  Stock.  He has no voting power but he has
          shared  dispositive  power with  respect to the 2,799  shares  held by
          members of his  immediate  family.  Mr.  Morris,  in his capacity as a
          registered  representative,  also has  shared  dispositive  power with
          respect  to  200  shares  of  the  Company's   Common  Stock  held  in
          discretionary  accounts.  

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                                                                    Schedule 13D
                                                                     Page 5 of 6


          Mr.  Morris' wife has sole voting power and shares  dispositive  power
          with respect to the shares held in nominee  name for her benefit,  the
          shares held in the Trust account for her benefit,  and the shares held
          in her name as custodian on behalf of the Morris' two minor  children.
          Mrs. Morris' address is 234 Broughton Lane,  Villanova PA 19085.  Mrs.
          Morris  has not,  during  the last five  years,  been  convicted  in a
          criminal proceeding, and she has not, during the last five years, been
          a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative  body of
          competent  jurisdiction  and as a result of such  proceeding was or is
          subject  to  a  judgment,  decree  or  final  order  enjoining  future
          violations  of, or  prohibiting  or mandating  activities  subject to,
          federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect
          to such laws. Mrs. Morris is a United States citizen.

     (c)  Within the sixty days  preceding  the date of this  Schedule  13D, Mr.
          Morris  acquired 50 shares of Common  Stock on December 6, 1996 in the
          name of Morris  Investment  Management  Company at $141 per share.  In
          addition,  Mr. Morris acquired 1,672 shares of Common Stock on January
          9, 1997,  328 shares of Common  Stock on  January  10,  1997 and 2,202
          shares  of  Common  Stock on  January  14,  1997,  all in open  market
          purchases through a broker-dealer at $156 per share.

     (d)  N/A  (e)  N/A  


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

     None.

                    Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

     None.



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                                                                    Schedule 13D
                                                                     Page 6 of 6
                                    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.



                                                  /s/ I. Wistar Morris III
                                                  -------------------------
                                                      I. Wistar Morris III

Date:  January 23, 1997


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