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



                                 FORM 10-Q




[ X ]   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period from January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2003.


Commission File Number:  0-1375



                               FARMER BROS. CO.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     California                                           95-0725980
(State of Incorporation)        (IRS Employer Identification Number)

20333 S. Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California               90502
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

                               (310) 787-5200
                        (Registrant's telephone number)


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No [ ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ]  No [X]

     Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding:  1,926,414 as of March 31,
2003.







PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

                             For the three months     For the nine months
                              ended March 31,            ended March 31,

                               2003         2002         2003        2002

Net sales                    $49,267      $51,298      $153,774    $155,453
Cost of goods sold            17,229       16,512        55,050      50,761
                              32,038       34,786        98,724     104,692
Selling expense               22,696       21,753        66,256      64,176
General and administrative
   expenses                    4,357        3,190        11,810       9,496
                              27,053       24,943        78,066      73,672
Income from operations         4,985        9,843        20,658      31,020

Other income:
  Dividend income                811          802         2,440       2,406
  Interest income                834        1,540         3,195       5,951
  Other, net                   3,677       (1,683)        2,725        (193)
                               5,322          659         8,360       8,164
Income before taxes           10,307       10,502        29,018      39,184

Income taxes                   3,968        4,096        11,172      15,282

Net income                   $ 6,339      $ 6,406       $17,846     $23,902


Net income per share           $3.52        $3.47         $9.78      $12.95

Weighted average shares
   outstanding             1,800,914    1,846,388     1,824,802   1,845,501

Dividends declared per share   $0.90        $0.85         $2.70       $2.55







The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.










FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)


                                                 March 31,    June 30,
                                                  2003          2002
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                     $ 56,336      $  7,047
  Short term investments                         231,712       285,540
  Accounts and notes receivable, net              13,322        14,004
  Inventories                                     36,332        37,361
  Income tax receivable                                -         2,553
  Deferred income taxes                            1,188         1,188
  Prepaid expenses                                 2,489           741
    Total current assets                         341,379       348,434

Property, plant and equipment, net                40,571        38,572
Notes receivable                                     224           224
Other assets                                      27,940        27,622
Deferred income taxes                              2,672         2,672
    Total assets                                $412,786      $417,524

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                              $  4,641      $  4,827
  Accrued payroll expenses                         5,468         6,407
  Other                                            6,697         5,025
    Total current liabilities                     16,806        16,259

Accrued postretirement benefits                   24,172        22,726
Other long term liabilities                        5,486         5,486
                                                  29,658        28,212

Commitments and contingencies                          -             -

Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, $1.00 par value, authorized
    3,000,000 shares; 1,926,414 shares
    issued and outstanding                         1,926         1,926
  Additional paid-in capital                      18,418        17,627
  Retained earnings                              378,655       365,725
  Unearned ESOP shares                           (32,677)      (12,225)
   Total shareholders' equity                    366,322       373,053
   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $412,786      $417,524







The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)




                                                For the nine months
                                                 ended March 31,

                                                2003              2002
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                 $17,846           $ 23,902

Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating activities:

     Depreciation                               4,316              4,126
     Gain on sales of assets                      367               (200)
     ESOP Compensation expense                  2,835              1,622
     Net (gain) or loss on investments         (2,025)               654
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Short term investments                  55,853             16,284
       Accounts and notes receivable           (  640)               897
       Inventories                              1,029               (410)
       Income tax receivable                    2,553              1,208
       Prepaid expenses and other assets       (2,066)            (1,358)
       Accounts payable                          (186)            (3,025)
       Accrued payroll and expenses and other
          liabilities                             733             (2,522)
       Accrued postretirement benefits          1,446              1,443

Total adjustments                              64,761             18,719

Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 82,607           $ 42,621
















The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.








FARMER BROS. CO
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)




                                             For the nine months
                                              ended March 31,

                                                  2003      2002

Net cash provided by operating activities:     $ 82,607  $ 42,621

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment    (6,445)   (3,735)
   Proceeds from sales of property, plant
    and equipment                                   497       254
   Notes issued                                       -       (35)
   Notes repaid                                      42     2,625
Net cash used in investing activities           ( 5,906)   (  891)

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Dividends paid                               ( 4,916)   (4,706)
   ESOP contributions                           (22,496)  (   815)

Net cash used in financing activities           (27,412)  ( 5,521)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents        49,289    36,209

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
 of period                                        7,047    19,362

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $ 56,336  $ 55,571

Supplemental disclosure of
 cash flow information:
  Income tax payments                           $ 7,044  $ 14,095












The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.





Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 1.  Unaudited Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary
for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the nine
month period ended March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the year ended June 30, 2003.

The balance sheet at June 30, 2002 has been derived from the audited
financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information
and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Farmer Bros Co. annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 2002.

Note 2. Investments

Investments are as follows (in thousands):

                                    March 31,        June 30,
                                        2003           2002
 Trading securities at fair value
    Corporate debt                   $      -        $ 18,863
    U.S. Treasury obligations         173,836         184,756
    U.S. Agency obligations                 -          26,983
    Preferred stock                    50,658          48,873
    Other fixed income                  5,048           5,181
    Futures, options and other
        derivative investments          2,170             884
                                     $231,712        $285,540












Note 3.  Inventories
(In thousands)

March 31, 2003
                             Processed   Unprocessed     Total

Coffee                        $ 2,997       $11,039     $14,036
Allied products                11,453         5,138      16,591
Coffee brewing equipment        2,045         3,660       5,705
                              $16,495       $19,837     $36,332
June 30, 2002
                             Processed   Unprocessed     Total

Coffee                        $ 3,438       $10,393     $13,831
Allied products                12,482         5,116      17,598
Coffee brewing equipment        2,528         3,404       5,932
                              $18,448       $18,913     $37,361


Interim LIFO Calculations

An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only
at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that
time.  Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based
on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs.
Because these are subject to many forces beyond management's control,
interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.



Note 4.   Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," which supercedes SFAS 121, "Accounting for
the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed
Of."  SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the
impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of
and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.  SFAS
retains certain fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121 including recognition
and measurement of the impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used
and measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale.  The adoption
of this standard, effective July 1, 2002, had no material effect on the
Company.

In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 146 ("SFAS 146"), "Accounting for Exit
or Disposal Activities". SFAS 146 addresses significant issues regarding
the recognition, measurement, and reporting of costs that are associated
with exit and disposal activities, including restructuring activities that
are currently accounted for under Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue
No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits
and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a
Restructuring)." The scope of SFAS 146 also includes costs related to
terminating a contract that is not a capital lease and termination benefits
that employees who are involuntarily terminated receive under the terms of
a one-time benefit arrangement that is not an ongoing benefit arrangement
or an individual deferred-compensation contract. SFAS 146 will be effective
for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002
but early application is encouraged. The provisions of EITF Issue No. 94-3
shall continue to apply for an exit activity initiated under an exit plan
that met the criteria of EITF Issue No. 94-3 prior to the adoption of SFAS
146. Adopting the provisions of SFAS 146 will change, on a prospective
basis, the timing of when restructuring charges are recorded from a
commitment date approach to when the liability is incurred.









Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.


Liquidity and Financial Condition

There have been no material changes in the Company's liquidity or financial
condition since the year ended June 30, 2002.

(in thousands)                    March 31,    June 30,
                                    2003         2002

Current assets                    $341,379     $348,434
Current liabilities                 16,806     $ 16,259
  Working capital                 $324,573     $332,175

Total assets                      $412,786     $417,524


All present and future liquidity needs are expected to be met by internal
sources.  The Company tries not to rely on banks or other third parties for
its working capital and other liquidity needs.  Our operations are often
affected by the green coffee market.  At present the cost of green coffee has
increased more than 20% over costs at the end of fiscal 2002.  The market is
volatile and although green coffee prices at March 31, 2003 declined about 6%
from December 31, 2002 we are not able to predict future market changes.  An
increase in green coffee prices could require a substantial additional
investment in inventory by the Company.  In 2000 the board of directors
authorized an initial loan to the ESOP of up to $50,000,000 for the purchase
of Company stock.  As of March 31, 2003 the ESOP loan balance is $33,539,000
and the ESOP holds 139,796 shares of stock.  The Company is presently
converting to a new enterprise resource planning system.  Costs to implement
the new system are likely to exceed $2,000,000 per year over the next three
years.  The Company has no commitments at this time, but has plans to
purchase improved properties for certain of its branch warehouse locations,
and where buildings are not available, has purchased land and developed the
property itself.






Results of Operations

Fiscal 2003

Most operating trends discussed in the Form 10-K for fiscal 2002 have
continued throughout fiscal 2003.  Green coffee costs during the second
quarter of fiscal 2003 were volatile and ended the quarter at a level 20%
greater than green coffee prices at the June 30, 2002 year end.  The cost of
green coffee declined about 6% during the third fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2003 from December 31, 2002.  Continued speculation about a weather
damaged Brazilian coffee crop have added support to current price levels.
Sales have continued to be weak as the economy has not improved.

Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 decreased 4% to $49,267,000
as compared to $51,298,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2002. Net sales for
the first nine months of fiscal 2003 decreased 1% as compared to the first
nine months of fiscal 2002, reaching $153,774,000 and $155,453,000,
respectively.  Third quarter gross profit decreased 8% to $32,038,000 in
fiscal 2003 as compared to $34,786,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2002
primarily from higher green coffee costs in the current quarter.  Gross
profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2003 decreased 6% to $98,724,000
as compared to $104,692,000 in the same period of fiscal 2002.

Operating expenses for the first nine months of fiscal 2003 increased 6% to
$78,066,000 as compared to $73,672,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal
year.  The increase is primarily attributed to an increase in employee
benefit expenses, including the ESOP, of more than $1,800,000, as well as an
increase in pension plan expenses of more than $775,000 resulting from a
decreased discount rate. Operating expenses in the third quarter of fiscal
2003, consisting of selling and general and administrative expenses,
increased 8% to $27,053,000 as compared to $24,943,000 in the same quarter of
fiscal 2002.

Other income in the third quarter of fiscal 2003 increased 700% to $5,322,000
from $659,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2002.  The primary components of
other income include dividend & interest income and realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments. During the first nine months of fiscal 2003,
the Company had realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities of
approximately ($1,086,000) and $3,111,000, respectively, as compared to
realized and unrealized (losses) on securities of approximately ($416,000)
and ($238,000), respectively, in the same period of fiscal 2002.  Other
income for the first nine months of fiscal 2003 increased 2% to $8,360,000 as
compared to $8,164,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

As the result of the above mentioned factors, net income for the third
quarter of fiscal 2003 reached $6,339,000, or $3.52 per share, as
compared to $6,406,000 or $3.48 per share for the third quarter of fiscal
2002.  Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2003 decreased 25% to
$17,846,000 as compared to $23,902,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal
year.  Earnings per share decreased to $9.78 for the first nine months of
fiscal 2003, as compared to $12.94 per share in the same period of fiscal
2002.




Fiscal 2002
Results of Operations

Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 decreased 6.4% to $51,298,000
as compared to $54,814,000 in the same period of fiscal 2001. Sales in the
first 9 months of fiscal 2002 decreased 5.6% to $155,453,000 as compared to
$164,624,000 in the first 9 months of fiscal 2001.  We believe that continued
weakness in the economy has affected our customers.  Reportedly, business
travel and entertainment have been reduced by the recession, and individuals
have reduced their discretionary spending in restaurants which the Company
believes accounts for most of the decrease in sales volume in the first three
quarters of fiscal 2002 as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal
year.

Cost of goods sold decreased 10.3% to $16,512,000, or 32% of sales in the
quarter ended March 31, 2002 from $18,401,000 or 34% of sales in the same
quarter of fiscal 2001.  Cost of goods sold decreased 11.4% to $50,761,000 or
33% of sales in the first three quarters of fiscal 2002 as compared to
$57,277,000 or 35% of sales in the same period of fiscal 2001.  The average
cost of green coffee has continued to decline through the current fiscal
year, and at March 31, 2002 is approximately 22% below the March 31, 2001
cost.  Gross profit decreased 4.5% to $34,786,000 or 68% of sales for the
fiscal quarter just ended as compared to $36,413,000, or 66% of sales, in the
same period of fiscal 2001.  Gross profit for the 2002 fiscal year to date
decreased 2.4% to $104,692,000 or 67% of sales as compared to $107,347,000 or
65% of sales in the same period of fiscal 2001.

Selling and General and Administrative Expenses (Operating Expenses)
increased 1.7% to $24,943,000 or 49% of sales in the quarter ended March 31,
2002 as compared to $24,531,000 or 45% of sales in the comparable quarter of
the prior fiscal year.  Similarly, year to date Operating Expenses increased
3.4% to $73,672,000 or 47% of sales in fiscal 2002 as compared to $71,243,000
or 43% of sales in fiscal 2001.  This increase is primarily the result of
higher pension costs ($1,000,000), ESOP expenses ($800,000) and employee
medical expenses ($700,000).

Upon adoption of SFAS 133, on July 1, 2000, the Company transferred all of
its investments classified as "available for sale" at June 30, 2000 into the
"trading" category.  Accordingly, the Company recognized the accumulated
unrealized loss of $3,894,000 in the consolidated statement of net income for
the period ended December 31, 2000 as other income.

In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities", as amended by SFAS No. 138, "Accounting for Certain Derivative
Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities-An Amendment of FASB Statement
133."  The adoption of Statement Nos. 133 and 138 on July 1, 2001 resulted in
a cumulative effect of an accounting change of $515,000 ($310,000 net of
taxes) being recognized in the Statement of Net Income.

Other income decreased 84.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2002 to
$659,000 from $4,305,000 in the like period of the prior fiscal year.  Other
income for the nine months ended March 31, 2002 decreased 35.6% to $8,164,000
as compared to $12,675,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.  This
decline is primarily the result of reduced interest income ($1,664,000 for
the quarter and $3,453,000 year to date as compared to the results from
similar periods of the prior fiscal year) in addition to both realized and
unrealized losses on investments and interest rate futures and options
($1,990,000 for the quarter and $1,297,000 year to date as compared to the
results from similar periods of the prior fiscal year).  This is a
consequence of lower interest rates.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2002, the Company had realized and
unrealized gains (losses) on securities of approximately $(416,000) and
$(238,000), respectively, as compared to realized and unrealized gains
(losses) on securities of approximately $(1,559,000) and $1,475,000,
respectively, in the same period of fiscal 2001.  Lower interest rates in the
current fiscal year have resulted in a lesser amount of interest earned.
Interest earned decreased 52% to $1,540,000 as compared to $3,204,000 in the
quarters ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and decreased 37% to
$5,951,000 as compared to $9,404,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2002
and 2001, respectively.











Quarterly Summary of Results (in thousands of dollars):


                           3/31/02  6/30/02  9/30/02 12/31/02 3/31/03

Net sales                  $51,298  $50,404  $50,389 $54,118  $49,267
Gross profit                34,786   33,401   31,532  35,154   32,038
Income from operations       9,843    7,190    7,354   8,319    4,985
Net income                   6,406    6,667    5,608   5,899    6,339
Net income per common share  $3.47    $3.60    $3.03   $3.24    $3.52



Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding
the risks, circumstances and financial trends that may affect our future
operating results, financial position and cash flows may be forward-looking
statements within the meaning of federal securities laws.  These statements
are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
observations about our business and are subject to risks and uncertainties.
As a result, actual results could materially differ from the forward looking
statements contained herein.  These forward looking statements can be
identified by the use of words like "expects," "plans," "believes,"
"intends," "will," "assumes" and other words of similar meanings.  These and
other similar words can be identified by the fact that they do not relate
solely to historical or current facts.  While we believe our assumptions are
reasonable, we caution that it is impossible to predict the impact of such
factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from predicted
results.  We intend these forward-looking statements to speak only at the
time of this report and do not undertake to update or revise these
projections as more information becomes available.  For these statements, we
claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Many but
not all of these factors and assumptions are identified in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

Financial Markets

We are exposed to market value risk arising from changes in interest rates on
our securities portfolio.  Our portfolio of investment grade money market
instruments is primarily invested in treasury securities.  As of March 31,
2003 over 60% of these funds were invested in instruments with maturities
shorter than 90 days.  This portfolio's interest rate risk is not hedged and
its average maturity is approximately 80 days.  A 100 basis point increase in
the general level of interest rates would result in a change in the market
value of the portfolio of approximately ($1,799,000).

Our portfolio of preferred securities includes investments in derivatives
that provide a natural economic hedge of interest rate risk.  We review the
interest rate sensitivity of these securities and (a) enter into "short
positions" in futures contracts on U.S. Treasury securities or (b) hold put
options on such futures contracts in order to reduce the impact of certain
interest rate changes on such preferred stocks.  Specifically, we attempt to
manage the risk arising from changes in the general level of interest rates.
We do not transact in futures contracts or put options for speculative
purposes.

The following table demonstrates the impact of varying interest rate changes
based on the preferred stock holdings, futures and options positions, and
market yield and price relationships at March 31, 2003. This table is
predicated on an instantaneous change in the general level of interest rates
and assumes predictable relationships between the prices of preferred
securities holdings, the yields on U.S. Treasury securities and related
futures and options.

Interest Rate Changes
(In thousands)
                  Market Value of March 31, 2003       Change in Market
                    Preferred     Futures &     Total    Value of Total
                      Stock         Options    Portfolio     Portfolio

- -150 basis points
    ("b.p.")           $55,145         $1      $55,146         $3,112
- -100 b.p.               54,144         33       54,177          2,143
Unchanged               50,658      1,376       52,034              0
+100 b.p.               46,286      5,661       51,947           ( 88)
+150 b.p.               44,136      7,820       51,956           ( 79)


The number and type of future and option contracts entered into depends on,
among other items, the specific maturity and issuer redemption provisions for
each preferred stock held, the slope of the Treasury yield curve, the
expected volatility of Treasury yields, and the costs of using futures and/or
options.


Commodity Price Changes

We are exposed to commodity price risk arising from changes in the market
price of green coffee.  We price our inventory on the LIFO basis.  In the
normal course of business, we enter into commodity purchase agreements with
suppliers and we purchase green coffee contracts.

The following table demonstrates the impact of changes in the price of green
coffee on inventory and green coffee contracts at March 31, 2003.  It
assumes an immediate change in the price of green coffee, and the valuations
of coffee index futures and put options and relevant commodity purchase
agreements at March 31, 2003.



Commodity Risk Disclosure
(In thousands)
                           Market Value of
Coffee Cost    Coffee    March 31, 2003             Change in Market Value
Change        Inventory  Futures & Options   Totals  Derivatives Inventory

        -10%    $12,923          $  665     $13,588    $ 800    ($1,436)
  unchanged      14,359         (   135)     14,224        -          -
         10%     15,795         (   935)     14,860   (  800)     1,436


At March 31, 2003 the derivatives consisted mainly of commodity futures
with maturities shorter than four months.


Item 4 Controls & Procedures

Based on our most recent evaluation in December 2002, we have found (a) no
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data; and (b) no fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls.  No significant changes in the Company's
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these
controls have occurred subsequent to the December 2002, evaluation.


PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal proceedings.                                not applicable.

Item 2.  Changes in securities                                     none.

Item 3.  Defaults upon senior securities.                          none.

Item 5.  Other information                                         none.




Item 6.  Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K.

  (a) Exhibits.

  (3)(i)   Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation filed January 29,
2002.

  (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

A Form 8-K was filed on March 19, 2003 reporting the election of Roy E.
Farmer to the position of President and CEO.  Roy F. Farmer will continue as
Chairman of the Board and will remain active in Company operations.  He will
serve as the Company's "back-up" coffee buyer.

A Form 8-K was filed on April 30, 2003 reporting the election of Thomas
Maloof and John Samore Jr. to the Company's Board of Directors.  In addition,
John M. Anglin resigned his seat on the Board and was elected Corporate
Secretary.  With these actions, a majority of the seven Directors are
"independent" as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.








SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

                              Farmer Bros. Co.


Date:  March 13, 2003      /s/ John E. Simmons
		                  John E. Simmons
		                  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer





















CERTIFICATIONS

I, John E. Simmons, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Farmer Bros. Co.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
and
6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: March 12, 2003

/s/ John E. Simmons
John E. Simmons
Chief Financial Officer







I, Roy E. Farmer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Farmer Bros. Co.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
and
6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: March 12, 2003

/s/ Roy E. Farmer
Roy E. Farmer
President and CEO


AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

FARMER BROS. CO.


The undersigned certify that:

1.	They are the president and the secretary, respectively, of Farmer Bros.
Co., a California corporation.

2. The Articles of Incorporation of the corporation are hereby amended and
restated to read as follows:

"FIRST:  The name of this corporation is Farmer Bros. Co.

SECOND:  The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General
Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust
company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated
by the California Corporations Code.

THIRD:  The name and address in the State of California of the corporation's
agent for service of process is:

Corporation Service Company -
The Prentice Hall Corporation System, Inc.
2730 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95833

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation is
authorized to issue shall be Three Million (3,000,000) shares, all of which
shall be designated as common stock.

FIFTH:
Section 1.	The liability of the directors of the corporation for monetary
damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under
California law.

Section 2.	The corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of
agents (as defined in Section 317 of the California Corporations Code)
through bylaw provisions, agreements with the agents, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors, or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification
otherwise permitted by Section 317 of the California corporations Code,
subject only to the limits set forth in Section 204(a)(11) of the California
Corporations Code with respect to actions for breach of duty to the
corporation or its shareholder.  The corporation is further authorized to
provide insurance for agents as set forth in Section 317 of the California
Corporations Code, provided that, in cases where the corporation owns all or
a portion of the shares of the company issuing the insurance policy, the
company and /or the policy must meet one of the conditions set forth in
Section 317, as amended.

Section 3.	Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this
Article FIFTH by the shareholders of the corporation shall not adversely
affect any right or protection of an agent of this corporation existing at
the time of such repeal or modification."

3. The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been
duly approved by the board of directors.

4.	The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been
duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section
902, of the California Corporations Code.  The total number of outstanding
shares of the corporation is 1,926,414.  The number of shares voting in favor
of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required.  The percentage vote
required was more than 50%.

We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California that the matters set forth herein are true and correct of our own
knowledge.


DATED:12/31/01

/s/ Roy E. Farmer

ROY E. FARMER, President


/s/ John E. Simmons

JOHN E. SIMMONS, Secretary