LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES         Exhibit 11
                COMPUTATIONS OF EARNINGS PER SHARE




(Amounts in millions, except
   per share data)
                                 				                   Three Months Ended
						                                                       March 31, 
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						                                                    1995      1994
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EARNINGS PER SHARE                          
                         
Weighted average number of 
common shares outstanding                                 41.6      40.7

Dilution from outstanding stock 
options-computed using the 
"treasury stock" method 	                          		      0.6       0.7
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Weighted average number of 
common shares outstanding 
as adjusted                                               42.2      41.4
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Net Earnings 					                                      $ 32.9    $ 26.0
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Earnings Per Share 	                              			   $ 0.78    $ 0.63
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