[TYPE] [ARTICLE] 6 [LEGEND] THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM N-SAR AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM N-SAR. [CIK] 0000909728 [NAME] THE HOUGH GROUP OF FUNDS [SERIES] [NUMBER] 2 [NAME] THE FLORIDA TAXFREE SHORTTERM FUND [PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR [FISCAL-YEAR-END] APR-30-1996 [PERIOD-START] MAY-01-1995 [PERIOD-END] APR-30-1996 [INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 12,160,354 [INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 12,176,034 [RECEIVABLES] 155,780 [ASSETS-OTHER] 21,785 [OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0 [TOTAL-ASSETS] 12,390,802 [PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0 [SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0 [OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 46,974 [TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 46,974 [SENIOR-EQUITY] 0 [PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 0 [SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 0 [SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 0 [ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0 [OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0 [ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 0 [OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0 [ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 0 [NET-ASSETS] 12,343,828 [DIVIDEND-INCOME] 0 [INTEREST-INCOME] 589,306 [OTHER-INCOME] 0 [EXPENSES-NET] 26,480 [NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 562,826 [REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 3,238 [APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 44,890 [NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 610,954 [EQUALIZATION] 0 [DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 562,826 [DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0 [DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0 [NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 1,964,966 [NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 1,899,770 [SHARES-REINVESTED] 52,842 [NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 1,230,829 [ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0 [ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 0 [OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0 [OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0 [GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 79,440 [INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0 [GROSS-EXPENSE] 188,172 [AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 13,233,857 [PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 9.89 [PER-SHARE-NII] .42 [PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] .05 [PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0 [PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] .42 [RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0 [PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 9.94 [EXPENSE-RATIO] .20 [AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0 [AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0