<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement for the month ended June 30, 1999. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1999 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 468,664 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,709,357 <ALLOWANCES> (1,409,093) <INVENTORY> 4,193,979 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,186,440 <PP&E> 67,951,178 <DEPRECIATION> (24,509,871) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 52,590,654 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 14,852,287 <BONDS> 19,500,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,834,445 <OTHER-SE> 16,403,932 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 52,590,654 <SALES> 38,664,392 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 39,388,447 <CGS> 21,402,992 <TOTAL-COSTS> 12,221,704 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,346,356 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,240,431 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,523,320 <INCOME-TAX> 910,318 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,266,646 <EPS-BASIC> 1.03 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.03