CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG CONSERVATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of the following series:
Strong American Utilities Fund
Strong Equity Income Fund
Strong Growth and Income Fund
STRONG CONSERVATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC. (the "Registrant")
does hereby certify as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of
the Securities Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Strong American Utilities,
Strong Equity Income, and Strong Growth and Income Funds'
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information each
dated March 1, 1997 filed by the Registrant pursuant to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 10 (File No. 33-61358; 811-7656),
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 27, 1997 (the "Post-Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-
effective amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Strong American Utilities, Strong Equity
Income, and Strong Growth and Income Funds' Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 would
not have differed from that contained in the Post-Effective
Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed
electronically.
STRONG CONSERVATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
/s/ John S. Weitzer
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By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: March 4, 1997
