EXHIBIT 12
                               
                      GENERAL MILLS, INC.
              RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                       
                                       Fiscal Year Ended
                         May 28,   May 29,   May 30,   May 31,   May 26,
                           1995      1994      1993      1992      1991    

Ratio of Earnings to 
 Fixed Charges. . . . .    4.10      6.18      8.62      9.28      8.06
    
    For  purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed     
charges,  earnings  represent pretax income  from  continuing
operations  plus fixed charges (net of capitalized interest).
Fixed   charges  represent  interest  (whether  expensed   or
capitalized)    and   one-third   (the   proportion    deemed
representative of the interest factor) of rents of continuing
operations.