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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY OF ALICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY AS OF AUGUST 31, 1997 AND THE RELATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

YEAR YEAR YEAR AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1996 AUG-31-1995 SEP-01-1996 SEP-01-1995 SEP-01-1994 AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1996 AUG-31-1995 1459765 1428059 1148733 11412915 9626025 9410936 8358049 10413269 8017596 0 0 0 16387128 13284527 13057136 37887320 34876632 31735862 96709440 97029453 91703367 (26763790) (27728927) (24953086) 117722725 114503573 109007179 4988115 5114866 5656454 0 0 0 7027827 7027827 7027827 0 0 0 0 0 0 81124718 70354827 68378429 117722725 114503573 109007179 46295749 35055712 38572798 47432677 36088836 39570983 26165789 25452728 21415130 26165789 25452728 21415130 2972863 2826422 2514573 0 0 0 444217 990082 1175599 17849808 6819604 14465681 6677116 2380414 5524311 11172692 4439190 8941370 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11172692 4439190 8941370 1.59 .63 1.27 1.59 .63 1.27