<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-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> APR-30-1998 <CASH> 268,416 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 286,916 <ALLOWANCES> 17,700 <INVENTORY> 862,767 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,779,681 <PP&E> 5,077,484 <DEPRECIATION> 3,320,868 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,678,681 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,238,829 <BONDS> 247,631 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 57,963 <OTHER-SE> (957,926) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,678,681 <SALES> 1,446,359 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,446,359 <CGS> 992,280 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,740,635 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 487,765 <INCOME-PRETAX> (772,710) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (772,710) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (772,710) <EPS-BASIC> (.22) <EPS-DILUTED> (.22)