SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                    FORM 8-A

               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12 (g) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
                          FARM FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
        Delaware                                   14-1789227
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  (State of incorporation                       (I.R.S. employer
     or organization)                          identification no.)

 
       P.O. Box 656
     Albany, New York                             12201-0656
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   (Address of principal                          (zip code)
    executive offices)    

 
If this Form relates to the      If this Form relates to the registration of a
registration of a class of       class of debt securities and is to become
debt securities and is           effective simultaneously with the
effective upon filing            effectiveness of a concurrent registration
pursuant to General              statement under the Securities Act of 1933
Instruction A(c)(1) please       pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box.  [_]    check the following box.  [_]
 
 
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
    Title of each class                Name of each exchange on which
    to be so registered                each class is to be registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value            New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
 
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                                     None
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                               (Title of class)

 
Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

          Farm Family Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware (the "Registrant"), is applying for registration of its
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock").  Incorporated
herein by reference is the description of the Common Stock which is set forth
under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the preliminary prospectus
contained within Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-4446) filed on June 19, 1996 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").  Any description of the Common Stock included in a form of
prospectus, if any, subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this
registration statement on Form 8-A.



Item 2.  Exhibits.

          The Common Stock is to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. ("NYSE").  Pursuant to Instruction II as to exhibits, the following
exhibits are included with each copy of this registration statement to be filed
with the NYSE.


     Exhibit Number                 Exhibit
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          1.        Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
                    on Form S-1 (File No. 333-4446) filed with the Securities
                    and Exchange Commission on June 19, 1996.

          2.        None.

          3.        None.

          4.1       Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.

          4.2       By-laws of the Registrant.
 
          5.        Specimen of Certificate for shares of Common Stock of the
                    Registrant.

          6.        None.


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                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


                                          FARM FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
  
  
  
                                          By:  /s/ Philip P. Weber
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                                                   Philip P. Weber
                                                   President and Chief Executive
                                                   Officer

Dated:  July 15, 1996


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