<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.'s September 30, 1997 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by referenct to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 167,604 <SECURITIES> 1,001,077 <RECEIVABLES> 15,228,065 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 18,579,547 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 30,234,687 <DEPRECIATION> 11,393,372 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 55,819,305 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 6,310,792 <OTHER-SE> 26,077,726 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 55,819,305 <SALES> 9,900,718 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 11,005,673 <CGS> 5,620,091 <TOTAL-COSTS> 7,990,109 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,019,500 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 649,469 <INCOME-PRETAX> 346,595 <INCOME-TAX> 117,531 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 229,064 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 229,064 <EPS-PRIMARY> .04 <EPS-DILUTED> .04