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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                   CORRECTED

                         OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
                               and CLASS B STOCK
                     (immediately convertible into Common)
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  677864 10 0
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

        Maryon Gray, 410 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 400, Chicago, IL  60611
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                                 312, 321-1515
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                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 March 10, 1998
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                         (Date of Event which Requires
                           Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Previous filing on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].

The information required on 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.

                        (Continued on following page(s))

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 CUSIP No. 677864 10 0                   13D                  Page 2 of 5 Pages

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 1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS,
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.

         Robert D. Jaffee    ###-##-####
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 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX                                   (a) [ ] 
     IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                      (b) [ ] 
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 3   SEC USE ONLY
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 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
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 5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [ ]
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 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     United States
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                   7   SOLE VOTING POWER
                  
    NUMBER OF               25,000 Class B Shares                              
     SHARES                 No Common Shares                                   
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  BENEFICIALLY     8   SHARED VOTING POWER                                     
  OWNED BY EACH   
                            None                                               
    REPORTING     -------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON WITH     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                  
                  
                            25,000 Class B Shares                              
                            No Common Shares                                   
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                   10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                
                                                                               
                            None
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 11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         25,000 Class B Shares
         No Common Shares
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 12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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 13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         1.7% of the Class B Shares representing 1.3% of the voting power of
         Issuer's outstanding stock at March 11, 1998.  (See Item 5.)
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 14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         IN
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CUSIP No. 677864 10 0                   13D                   Page 3 of 5 Pages

ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

                This statement relates to the Common Stock, par value $.10 per
         share (and the Class B Stock, par value $.10 per share immediately
         convertible into Common Stock) of Oil-Dri Corporation of America, a
         Delaware corporation ("Oil-Dri").  Oil-Dri's principal executive
         offices are located at 410 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago,
         Illinois 60611.

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

                (a)  Robert D. Jaffee        
                (b)  650 Dundee Road         
                     Suite 280               
                     Northbrook, IL  60062   
                (c)  retired                 
                (d)  No                      
                (e)  No                      
                (f)  United States           

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

                No purchase of securities of Oil-Dri Corporation of America
         ("Oil-Dri") was involved.

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

                Robert D. Jaffee has no present plans or proposals which relate
         to or would result in (i) the acquisition by any person of securities
         of Oil-Dri or the disposition of securities of Oil-Dri, but may from
         time to time sell or gift securities of Oil-Dri, (ii) any
         extraordinary corporate transaction of Oil-Dri or its subsidiaries,
         (iii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Oil-Dri or
         its subsidiaries, (iv) any change in the board of directors or
         management of Oil-Dri, (v) any material change in Oil-Dri's present
         capitalization, dividend policy, business or corporate structure, (vi)
         any change to Oil-Dri's charter or bylaws or other actions that may
         impede the acquisition of control of Oil-Dri by any person, (vii)
         causing Oil-Dri Common Stock to cease to be listed on the New York
         Stock Exchange, or to become eligible for termination of registration
         pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934, or (viii) any action similar to those enumerated above.

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CUSIP No. 677864 10 0                   13D                   Page 4 of 5 Pages

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         (a)  Aggregate Number and Percentage of Class Beneficially Owned. 
              Robert D. Jaffee owns beneficially 25,000 shares of Class B
              Stock of Oil-Dri and no shares of Common Stock of Oil-Dri.  The
              Class B Stock is held by Robert D. Jaffee as Trustee of the
              Robert D. Jaffee Revocable Trust of July 29, 1974, as amended.

              The shares beneficially owned by Robert D. Jaffee constitute
              1.7% of the Class B Stock outstanding at March 11, 1998, and,
              since the Class B Stock is entitled to 10 votes per share,
              constitute 1.3% of the voting power of Oil-Dri's Common and Class
              B Stock.

         (b)  Sole Power to Direct Vote:  25,000 shares of Class B Stock and 
              no shares of Common Stock.

              Shared Power to Vote or Direct Vote:  None

              Sole Power to Dispose or Direct Disposition:  25,000 shares of 
              Class B Stock and no shares of Common Stock.

              Shared Power to Dispose or Direct Disposition: None.

         (c)  During the past 60 days, Mr. Robert D. Jaffee effected the 
              following transactions:

              Amount of                      Price    
             Securities       Nature of      Per       Where and  
 Date         Involved        Transaction    Share     How Effected
 ----         --------        -----------    -----     ------------
                                           
3/10/98    342,241 Class B    Sale           15.00     Private Sale to Oil-Dri 
                                                       Corporation of America

         (d)  No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct 
              receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, such 
              security.

         (e)  Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
         TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

              None.

ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

              None

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                                  SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is 
true, complete and correct.

Date:  April 13, 1998

                                        /s/ ROBERT D. JAFFEE
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                                         Robert D. Jaffee