SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*


                       PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                    -----------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00
                    -----------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                          723686101
                    -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following  box if a fee is being paid with this  statement . (A fee is
not required  only if the filing  person:  (1) has a previous  statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).



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1.      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

               W. LESLIE DOUGLAS
               SSN:  ###-##-####

2.      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

        (a)
        (b)

3.      SEC USE ONLY


4.      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               U.S. CITIZEN


NUMBER OF         5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                       366,750
BENEFICIALLY      --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY          6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH                         2,295,000
REPORTING         --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON            7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH                         366,750
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             2,295,000
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

9.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       2,661,750

10.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



11.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                      3.23%

12.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                      INDIVIDUAL




 *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT





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                                W. Leslie Douglas
                                SSN: ###-##-####
                         Attachment to 1996 Schedule 13G

Item 1. Issuer (a) - (b).  This  Schedule 13G relates to  securities  of Pioneer
Hi-Bred  International,  Inc. (the "Issuer"),  400 Locust Street, Suite 700, Des
Moines, Iowa, 50309.

Item 2.  Filing Person and Security
(a) - (e).  This  Schedule  13G is filed by W. Leslie  Douglas  (the  "Reporting
Person", a United States Citizen whose business address is 725 - 15th St., N.W.,
Washington,  D.C., 20005. This Schedule 13G relates to the beneficial  ownership
of the Issuer's (CUSIP No.
72368101) Common Stock par value $1.

Item 3.  Filing Status
Not Applicable.

Item 4.  Ownership
(a) - (c). As of December 31, 1996,  the  Reporting  Person  beneficially  owned
2,661,750 shares, or approximately  3.23%, of the Issuer's common stock. Of such
shares,  the Reporting  Person had (i) and (iii) sole power to vote or to direct
the vote or to dispose or direct the  disposition  of 366,750 shares held in his
own name,  and (ii) and (iv) shares power to vote or direct the vote and dispose
or direct the disposition of 2,295,000  shares held in three trusts of which the
Reporting Person is the sole trustee.

The  Reporting  Person  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of 3,272,700  shares of
Common Stock held as of December 31, 1996 by the Reporting Person's spouse, Jean
W. Douglas.  Reporting Person further disclaims  beneficial ownership of 540,000
shares held by the  Wallace  Genetic  Foundation,  of which  Reporting  person's
spouse is a director.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Only the
Reporting  Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends  from, or proceeds from the sale of, the shares held  individually  by
him. The  Reporting  Person  shares the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from,  or  proceeds  from the sale of,  any of the  shares  held by the  Wallace
Genetic Foundation.

Item 7.  Subsidiary  Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company 
Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Members of the Group
Not Applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.

Item 10.  Certification
Not Applicable.


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.

Date:  February 13, 1997

Signature

W. Leslie Douglas