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                                Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 10-Q/A

                                   AMENDMENT NO. 1

(mark one)

/X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
    OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the quarterly period ended October 5, 1996

                           OR

/  / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the transition period from_______________to_________________

Commission File Number 1-4455

                               DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
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                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              HAWAII                                    99-0035300
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(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                                31365 Oak Crest Drive
                         Westlake Village, California  91361
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                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                    (818) 879-6600
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                 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

        Class                Shares Outstanding at November 8, 1996
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Common Stock, without                    60,082,051
      par value


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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    (a)  Exhibits:

         Exhibit                                                           Page
           No.                                                            Number
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         4.1  Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 1996 among the
              Company, Dole Fresh Fruit International, Limited, 
              Solvest, Ltd., The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
              Administrative Agent and Lender, Citibank, N.A., as
              Documentation Agent and Lender, Bank of America National
              Trust & Savings Association, as Syndication Agent and
              Lender and the other financial institutions which are
              Lenders thereunder, relating to the Company's $600,000,000
              revolving credit facility.

         11   Computations of earnings per common share

         27   Financial data schedule

    (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the quarter ended October 5,
         1996.



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    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.

                                                 DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
                                                         Registrant




November 26, 1996                           By  /s/ PATRICIA A. MCKAY
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                                                      Patricia A. McKay
                                                   Vice President - Finance
                                                        and Controller




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