<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> FEB-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> APR-30-1997 <CASH> 455,569 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 152,758 <ALLOWANCES> 9,000 <INVENTORY> 784,700 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,913,072 <PP&E> 4,934,801 <DEPRECIATION> 3,186,499 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,808,813 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,595,145 <BONDS> 719,883 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 14,500 <OTHER-SE> (610,036) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,808,813 <SALES> 1,392,578 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,392,578 <CGS> 1,032,743 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,032,743 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 54,983 <INCOME-PRETAX> (273,247) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (273,247) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (273,247) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.29) <EPS-DILUTED> (.29)