<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and Statement of Income
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. DOLLARS
       
                                     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                           6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              JUL-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 NOV-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   JAN-31-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.000
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<SECURITIES>                                   260,900
<RECEIVABLES>                                  7,233,200
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    5,900,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               15,890,600
<PP&E>                                         27,801,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                 12,808,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 43,935,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          15,019,800
<BONDS>                                        13,504,100
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
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<OTHER-SE>                                     11,683,500
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   43,935,000<F1>
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<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               18,983,600
<CGS>                                          11,968,300
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  21,894,800<F2>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               (124,300)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             1,606,400<F3>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (4,393,300)
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<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (265,200)
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<NET-INCOME>                                   (5,025,500)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  (4.94)
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<FN>
<F1>(29)Includes 3,948,600 of write off costs associated with merger
<F2>(25)Includes long-term notes payable of $13,504,100 of assumed debt related
        to merger
<F3>(32)Includes $1,485,600 of interest expense on debt assumed in merger
</FN>