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SJI Sets Earnings Record FOLSOM - South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI), a diversified natural gas distribution and natural resources development holding company, had record consolidated earnings applicable to common stock for 1985, according to I William F. Ryan, president and chief executive officer. Consolidated earnings applicable to common stock for the 12 months ended Dec. 31. amounted to approximately $9.6 million or $2.60 per common share based on the 3,680.493 average shares outstanding. THIS REPRESENTS an approximate five percent increase over 1984 consolidated earnings of approximately $9.1 million, or $2.87 per common share. Average shares outstanding increased over the previous year as the result of new shares issued through a common equity offering in 1984 and to new shares issued through the company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. CONSOLIDAT E I) operating revenues applicable to continuing operations in 1985 totaled approximately $258.2 million, compared to 1984 consolidated operating revenues from continuing operations of $275.6 million. The decrease in revenues is attributed mainly to the 15 percent warmer than normal temperatures in 1985. which resulted in a "1 reduction of firm sales of natural gas by South Jersey Gas Co.. SJI's natural gas distribution subsidiary. Conference On Grounds Keeping Set OCEAN CITY - The allday South Jersey Regional Grounds Maintenance Conference! is scheduled for Thursday Feb 13, at the Flandersllotel here According to Larry Newbold, Cape May County Agricultural Agent, the program is an opportunity for farmers, landscape contractors, lawn service workers and all others responsible for turf and landscape maintenance to obtain up-to-date educational information and pesticide recertification credits at the same time. THE PROGRAM is spon sored by the Extension Service of Cook College. Rutgers University. Since there is a registration fee for this conference and a luncheon involved. Newbold suggests that anyone who is interested should contact the county Extension Service at 465-5115 to obtain a copy of the entire program which lists speakers and topics and pesticide recertification credits. A preregistration form is attached to the program and should be filled out and sent _| in before the conference.

m CITED — Russell Taylor. Cape May County farm leader, recently received a citation for Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture at the 1986 Farmers Week in Atlantic City.

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