UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                             (AMENDMENT NO.  19  )*
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                                  Graco, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                     Common
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  384109-10-4
                                  -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


*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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CUSIP NO. 384109-10-4      13G                                 Page 2 of 6 pages
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         1           NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S.
                     IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                     U.S. Bancorp
                     601 2nd Ave. South
                     Minneapolis, MN  55402-4302
                     Tax I.D. No.:  41-0255900
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         2           CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
                                                                      (a) / /
                                                                      (b) / /
 
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         3           SEC USE ONLY
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         4           CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
                     Delaware, U.S.A.
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                            5  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
     NUMBER OF                 508,349
                   -------------------------------------------------------------
      SHARES                6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY                  4,646,261
                   -------------------------------------------------------------
       EACH                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     REPORTING
      PERSON                   13,951
                   -------------------------------------------------------------
       WITH                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                               4,654,105
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         9           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                     PERSON
 
                     5,165,814
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        10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                     CERTAIN SHARES*
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        11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
                     30.42%
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        12           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
                     H.C.
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                      SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

 
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Item 1
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               a.  Name of Issuer:
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                   Graco, Inc.

               b.  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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                   Graco, Inc.
                   4050 Olson Memorial Hwy
                   Golden Valley, Minnesota  55422

Item 2
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               a.  Name of Person Filing:
                   --------------------- 
                   U.S. Bancorp

               b.  Address of Person's Filing Principal Executive Offices:
                   ------------------------------------------------------ 
                   601 2nd Ave South
                   Minneapolis, MN  55402-4302
                   United States

               c.  Title of Class of Securities:
                   ---------------------------- 
                   COMMON

               d.  CUSIP Number:
                   ------------ 
                   384109-10-4

Item 3
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               The person filing this statement is a:
               (g) [x] Parent Holding Company

Item 4
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              Ownership:
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a. Amount beneficially owned:                                         5,165,814
b. Percentage of Class:                                                   30.42%
c. Number of shares as to which such person has:
 
     1. Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                          508,349
     2. Shared power to vote or direct vote:                          4,646,261
     3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:                 13,951
     4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:            4,654,105

Item 5
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              Ownership of Five Percent or less of Class:    (     )
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Item 6
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        Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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        The David A. Koch & Maynard B. Hasselquist & U.S. Bank National
        Association as Trustees under the last Will and Testament and Codicil
        thereto Clarissa L. Gray Deceased Trust, holds shares of Graco Inc.
        exceeding 5%. Other accounts or persons also have the right to receive
        or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
        from the sale of, remaining shares reported in this filing. To our
        knowledge no such other interest of any account or person relates to
        more than 5% of the class.

Item 7
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        Identification and Classification of Members of the Subsidiary which
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        Acquired the Security Being Reported on by Parent Holding Company
        -----------------------------------------------------------------
        See Exhibit A

Item 8
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        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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        Not Applicable

Item 9
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        Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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        Not Applicable

Item 10
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              Certification
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.


                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ---------

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.


Dated:  February 9, 1998




/s/ Merita Schollmeier
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Merita Schollmeier
Vice President

 
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D. C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                   EXHIBIT A

The Schedule to which this attachment is appended is filed on behalf of the
following subsidiary or subsidiaries listed below, which are classified as banks
for the purposes of 17 CFR 140.13d-1 (b) (ii) (B).

U.S. Bank National Association                  First Trust National Association
601 2nd Ave South                               180 East Fifth Street, Suite 200
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302               St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

First Bank of South Dakota
(National Association)
141 North Main Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57117

 
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                             EXHIBIT B - DISCLAIMER

Information on the attached Schedule 13G is provided solely for the purpose of
complying with Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and Regulations promulgated under authority thereof and is not intended as an
admission that U.S. Bancorp or any of its subsidiaries, is a beneficial owner of
the securities described herein for any other purpose (including without
limitation for purposes of the Minnesota Control Share Acquisition Act).