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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF THE</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>May&nbsp;9, 2008</b></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FARMER BROS. CO.</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  May 9, 2008
  FARMER BROS. CO.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Delaware
  0-1375
  95-0725980
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)
  Identification No.)
  20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California
  90502
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  (310) 787-5200
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Not Applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  o
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  o
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  o
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  o
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  Item 2.02. 
  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
  On May 9, 2008 Farmer
  Bros. Co. issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the
  fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008. 
  A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  Item 9.01 
  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d) Exhibits
  99.1  Earnings
  release of Farmer Bros Co. dated May 9, 2008.
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  Dated:  May 9, 2008
  FARMER BROS. CO.
  By:
  /S/ John E.
    Simmons
  Name: John
    E. Simmons
  Title: Treasurer,
    Chief Financial Officer
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