10-Q

United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___ to ____

Commission File Number 0-643

Corning Natural Gas Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	16-0397420
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
330 W William Street, PO Box 58	14830
Corning, New York	(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(607) 936-3755
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES    X    NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES      NO    X

Indicate the number shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the end of the quarter: 506,918

There is only one class of Common Stock and no Preferred Stock outstanding.

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INDEX

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - Quarter Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. Six Months Ended March 31, 2006. And 2005 - Page 3

Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and September 30, 2005 (audited) - Pages 4 - 5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 - Page 6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Pages 7 - 10

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Pages 11 - 14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk - Page 14

Item 4. Controls and Procedures - Page 14

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings - The Company has nothing to report under this item.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds - The Company has nothing to report under this item.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities - The Company has nothing to report under this item.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - The Company has nothing to report under this item.

Item 5. Other Information - The Company has nothing to report under this item.

Item 6. Exhibits - Page 14

Signatures - Page 15

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CORNING NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
Unaudited
Form 10 Q
		Quarter Ended		Six Months Ended
		March 31, 2006	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2006	March 31, 2005
Utility Operating Revenues		$11,733,170	$10,387,958	$19,006,809	$15,873,110
Cost and Expense
	Natural Gas Purchased	8,881,936	7,083,421	14,196,701	10,430,153
	Operating & Maintenance Expense	1,312,400	1,295,912	2,799,584	2,419,748
	Taxes other than Federal Income Taxes	342,920	390,984	626,899	728,908
	Depreciation	132,683	127,086	245,108	255,110
	Other Deductions, Net	7,676	1,338	15,300	2,937
Total Costs and Expenses		10,677,615	8,898,741	17,883,592	13,836,856
Utility Operating Income		1,055,555	1,489,217	1,123,217	2,036,254
Other Income and (Expense)
Interest Expense		(376,227)	(323,886)	(740,119)	(648,403)
Investment Income		38,501	52,513	105,755	58,724
Net Income from Utility Operations, Before Income Tax		717,829	1,217,844	488,853	1,446,575
	Federal Income Tax Expense	(277,537)	(593,747)	(123,912)	(675,602)
Income from Non-Utility Operations, Net of Income Tax		(34,703)	(50,215)	(41,525)	16,286
Net Income from Continued Operations		405,589	573,882	323,416	787,259
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax		(3,136)	1,926	(24,454)	(20,244)
Net Income		402,453	575,808	298,962	767,015
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		32,216	(49,166)	12,325	1,916
Total Comprehensive Income		$434,669	$526,642	$311,287	$768,931
Weighted average earnings per share-
	basic & diluted:
	From Continued Operations	$0.800	$1.132	$0.638	$1.553
	From Discontinued Operations	($0.006)	$0.004	($0.048)	($0.040)
		$0.794	$1.136	$0.590	$1.513
Weighted average shares outstanding		506,918	506,918	506,918	506,918

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CORNING NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(Unaudited)
Assets	March 31, 2006	September 30, 2005
Plant:
Utility property, plant and equipment	$27,687,688	$26,826,478
Non-utility property, plant and equipment	393,105	392,241
Non-utility assets - discontinued operations	179,030	180,930
Less: accumulated depreciation	(10,923,218)	(10,567,331)
Total plant utility and non-utility net	17,336,605	16,832,318
Investments:
Marketable securities available-for-sale at fair value	2,572,953	2,440,237
Investment in joint venture and associated companies	139,105	185,719
Total investments	2,712,058	2,625,956
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,361,052	255,037
Customer accounts receivable, (net of allowance for
uncollectible accounts of $86,000 and $92,000)	4,401,290	1,083,909
Gas stored underground, at average cost	1,735,392	3,734,795
Gas inventories	328,812	271,960
Prepaid expenses	797,332	658,857
Current assets - discontinued operations	325,126	309,865
Total current assets	8,949,004	6,314,423
Deferred debits and other assets:
Regulatory assets:
Unrecovered gas costs	3,235,684	3,090,280
Deferred pension and other	372,602	394,606
Goodwill (net of accumulated
amortization of $521,294 for both periods)	1,457,117	1,457,117
Unamortized debt issuance cost (net of accumulated
amortization of $276,099 and $269,849)	247,956	254,206
Other	426,030	420,528
Note Receivable - discontinued operations	473,605	491,852
Total deferred debits and other assets	6,212,994	6,108,589
Total assets	$35,210,661	$31,881,286
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CORNING NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(Unaudited)
	March 31, 2006	September 30, 2005
Capitalization and liabilities:
Common stockholders'equity:
Common stock (common stock $5.00 par
value per share. Authorized 1,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 507,000 shares at March 31, 2006
and September 30, 2005)	$2,534,590	$2,534,590
Other paid-in capital	959,512	959,512
Retained earnings	3,258,685	2,959,723
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,407,840)	(1,420,165)
Total common stockholders'equity	5,344,947	5,033,660
Long-term debt, less current installments	9,161,863	9,196,060
Long-term debt, less current installments - discontinued operations	60,754	63,797
Total long-term debt	9,222,617	9,259,857
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	542,377	612,390
Demand Note Payable	1,646,664	1,836,666
Borrowings under lines-of-credit	6,600,000	6,600,000
Accounts payable	3,813,645	270,139
Accrued expenses	357,399	745,119
Customer deposits and accrued interest	544,214	952,503
Deferred income taxes	545,190	460,055
Accrued general taxes	0	0
Other current liabilities - discontinued operations	0	317,860
Total current liabilities	14,049,489	11,794,732
Deferred credits and other liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	1,012,622	837,727
Deferred compensation	2,007,352	1,910,686
Deferred pension costs & post-retirement benefits	2,810,494	2,429,958
Other	426,114	265,043
Other deferred liabilities - deferred federal income
taxes discontinued operations	192,788	192,788
Other deferred credits and other liabilites - discontinued operations	144,238	156,835
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	6,593,608	5,793,037
Concentrations and commitments
Total capitalization and liabilities	$35,210,661	$31,881,286
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CORNING NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
Unaudited
	2006	2005
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$298,962	$767,015
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	355,887	310,625
Unamortized debt issuance cost	6,250	10,779
Gain on sale of marketable securities	(53,630)	(37,853)
Deferred income taxes	260,030	359,346
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable	(3,317,381)	(2,877,205)
Gas stored underground	1,999,403	3,508,706
Gas inventories	(56,852)	3,170
Prepaid expenses	(138,475)	(63,587)
Unrecovered gas costs	(145,404)	(738,296)
Deferred pension and other	22,004	139,746
Other	(20,763)	(9,554)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable	3,543,506	1,614,495
Accrued expenses	(387,720)	17,726
Customer deposit liability	(408,289)	(543,013)
Deferred income taxes	0	(18,403)
Deferred compensation	96,666	116,100
Deferred pension & post-retirement benefits	380,536	439,098
Other liabilities and deferred credits	(169,386)	146,548
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,265,344	3,145,443
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of securities available-for-sale	(89,942)	(493,740)
Sale of securities available-for-sale	89,942	348,204
Capital expenditures	(862,074)	(400,349)
Net cash used in investing activities	(862,074)	(545,885)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds under lines-of-credit	7,087,919	5,600,000
Repayment of lines-of-credit	(7,087,919)	(8,125,000)
Repayment of long-term debt	(297,255)	(36,895)
Net cash used in financing activities	(297,255)	(2,561,895)
Net increase in cash	1,106,015	37,663
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	255,037	253,863
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$1,361,052	$291,526
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$746,152	$668,888
Income taxes	$3,000	$209,089

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Corning Natural Gas Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note A - Basis of Presentation

The information furnished herewith reflects all adjustments, which are in the opinion of management necessary to a fair statement of the results for the period. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, although the Company believes the disclosures which are made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

The consolidated financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K. These unaudited interim financial statements have not been audited or certified by a firm of certified public accountants.

Note B - New Accounting Standards

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs" (SFAS 151). This statement amends the guidance in ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, "Inventory Pricing," to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). SFAS 151 requires that those items be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to costs of conversion be based upon the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of SFAS 151 are effective for inventory cost incurred in fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. As such, the Company is required to adopt these provisions in the beginning of fiscal 2006. The adoption of SFAS 151 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Note C - Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans

The Company uses June 30 as the measurement date for its plans.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
			Six months ended March 31, 2006
		Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
		2006		2005		2006		2005
Service cost	$	201,769	$	180,497	$	15,612	$	16,868
Interest cost		335,822		375,256		28,633		35,039
Expected return on plan assets		(372,542)		(351,091)		0		0
Amortization of prior service cost		20,185		35,769		24,373		24,373
Amortization of net (gain) loss		220,799		163,156		(11,350)		(10,947)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	406,033	$	403,587	$	57,268	$	65,333

Pension Plan Assets

The Company's pension plan weighted-average asset allocations by asset category are as follows:

	Plan Assets
	At March 31
Asset Category	2006	2005
Equity Securities	55%	56%
Debt Securities	42%	41%
Other	3%	3%
	100	100

There is no Company common stock included in the plan assets.

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Amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets consist of:

			Pension Benefits					Other Benefits
		2006			2005		2006			2005
Prepaid Benefit Cost
Accrued Benefit Cost	$	(2,620,841)		$	(3,023,498)	$	(1,100,466)		$	(1,037,380)
Intangible Assets		167,751			208,121
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income		1,839,173			2,354,643
Net Amount Recognized	$	(613,917)		$	(460,734)	$	(1,100,466)		$	(1,037,380)

 The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans is $13,949,368 at September 30, 2006 and $13,446,250 at September 30, 2005, respectively.

Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:

		September 30
		2006		2005
Projected Benefit Obligation		15,438,815		14,881,213
Accumulated Benefit Obligation		13,949,368		13,446,250
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$	10,120,454	$	9,251,719

The plan objective is to provide real (inflation adjusted) growth in assets vs. benchmark over a complete market cycle. The plan's objective assumes asset growth will meet or exceed 8% of (risk adjusted) growth over a complete market cycle.

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Investment guidelines are based upon an investment horizon of greater than five years. There is a requirement to maintain sufficient liquid reserves to provide for payment of retirement benefits.

The asset allocation guidelines for the plan are as follows:

	Minimum	Maximum
Domestic Common Stock
Large/Mid Cap	15%	50%
Small Cap	5%	15%
Reits	0%	20%
International Common Stock	10%	20%
Total Equities	30%	75%
Total Fixed Income	20%	60%
Cash	0%	10%

These asset allocation guidelines reflect the plan's desire for investment return. They also reflect the full discretion of the Investment Manager to shift the asset mix within the specified ranges.

The desired investment objective is a long-term rate of return on assets that is approximately 8%. The target rate of return for the plan has been based upon the assumption that future real returns will approximate the long-term rates of return experienced for each asset class of the Investment Policy Statement over a complete business cycle. The plan's overall annualized total return after deducting advisory, money management and custodial fees, as well as total transaction costs should perform above an index comprised of market indices weighted by the strategic asset allocation of the plan.

In order to accomplish the investment goals, the Investment Committee believes that the investments of the plan must be diversified to provide the Investment Manager with the flexibility to invest in various types of assets. The Investment Committee recognizes that a moderate amount of risk must be assumed to achieve the Plan's long-term objectives. The Investment Committee believes that the Company's prospects for the future, current financial conditions, and several other factors suggest collectively that the plan can tolerate some interim fluctuations in market value and rates of return in order to achieve long-term objectives.

Contributions

The Company expects to contribute $452,181 to its Pension Plan in 2006. The Post Retirement Benefit Plan is not funded.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:

	Pension	Other
	Benefits	Benefits
2006	$598,619	$59,144
2007	705,382	65,155
2008	685,733	65,014
2009	666,467	66,640
2010	662,684	69,606
Years 2011-2015	3,430,564	390,471

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effect:

	1-Percentage-	1-Percentage-
	Point Increase	Point Decrease
Effect on total of service and interest cost	$3,694	($3,177)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation	$47,845	($41,421)

 
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Note D - Segment Overview

The following table reflects year-to-date results of the segments consistent with the Company's internal financial reporting process. The following results are used in part, by management, both in evaluating the performance of, and in allocating resources to, each of these segments.

	Utility	Non-Utility Operations			Discontinued Operations
	Gas	Corning	Corning	Subtotal	(2) Appliance	(3) Tax	(4) Foodmart	Subtotal	Total
	Company	Realty	Mortgage			Center	Plaza		Consolidated
Revenue:(1)
2006	19,006,809	1,465,813	290	1,466,103	42,086	0	0	42,086	20,514,998
2005	15,873,110	1,621,435	(6,684)	1,614,751	32,340	27,702	0	60,042	17,547,903
Transportation Revenue
2006	1,650,836	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,650,836
2005	1,803,176	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,803,176
Net income (loss):(1)
2006	364,941	(12,846)	(28,679)	(41,525)	(24,454)	0	0	(24,454)	298,962
2005	770,973	27,252	(10,966)	16,286	8,408	(28,652)	0	(20,244)	767,015
Interest income:(1)
2006	77,619	0	0	0	52,293	0	0	52,293	129,912
2005	58,424	0	0	0	79,636	7,516	0	87,152	145,576
Interest expense:(1)
2006	740,119	32,187	3,534	35,721	2,948	0	0	2,948	778,788
2005	648,403	34,441	5,295	39,736	9,048	0	0	9,048	697,187
Total assets:
2006	32,341,865	1,689,853	175,967	1,865,820	1,002,976	0	0	1,002,976	35,210,661
2005	26,543,689	1,622,220	188,008	1,810,228	874,353	104,500	0	978,853	29,332,770
Capital expenditures:
2006	861,210	864	0	864	0	0	0	0	862,074
2005	399,380	969	0	969	0	0	0	0	400,349
Federal income tax expense (benefit):
2006	123,912	(3,011)	(14,774)	(17,785)	(12,597)	0	0	(12,597)	93,530
2005	675,602	19,292	(5,649)	13,643	4,332	(14,760)	0	(10,428)	678,817

 (1) Before elimination of intercompany interest.

(2) The Appliance Co. discontinued operations in September 2003.

(3) Tax Center International discontinued operations in October 2004.

(4) Foodmart discontinued operations in July 2004.

Interest income and expense have been displayed in the segment in which it has been earned or incurred. Segment interest expense other than the Gas Company is included within unregulated expenses in the consolidated statements of income.

There were no sales of unregistered securities (debt or equity) during the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

Note E - Subsequent Event

On May 11, 2006, C&T Enterprises with headquarters in Lewisburg, PA and Corning Natural Gas reached an agreement in which C&T will make an offer to acquire the stock of the Corning-based natural gas utility.

The companies will file jointly to transfer ownership of Corning Natural Gas (CNG) from its stockholders to C&T Enterprises, a jointly owned subsidiary of Claverack and Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperatives.

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CORNING NATURAL GAS CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

The company's primary business is natural gas distribution. We serve approximately 14,000 customers through 400 miles of pipeline. Our service territory is very saturated with very little residential growth. Growth opportunities exist in the industrial market, as well as in local production. Focus is given to controlling costs and making timely rate applications to the Public Service Commission. Key performance indicators are net income and rate of return. Other indicators that are tracked include degree days (a measure of weather), working capital changes and debt level trends.

Earnings

2006 compared with 2005

Consolidated net income amounted to $402,000 or $.794 per share in the second quarter of 2006 compared to earnings of $575,800 or $1.136 per share in the second quarter of 2005. Consolidated net income in the six months ended March 31, 2006 was $299,000 or $.590 per share compared to consolidated net income of $767,000 or $1.513 per share in the six months ended March 31, 2005. The decrease is the result of a significant decrease in local production revenues and a reduction in Corning Mortgage earnings due to competitive products, as shown in the table below.

Earnings (Loss) by Segment	Quarter	Quarter	YTD	YTD
	2006	2005	2006	2005
Utility	$440,292	$624,097	$364,941	$770,973
Corning Realty	(19,714)	(44,267)	(12,846)	27,251
Corning Mortgage	(14,989)	(5,948)	(28,679)	(10,966)
Total from Continuing Operations	405,589	573,882	323,416	787,258
Earnings from Discontinued Operations	(3,136)	1,926	(24,454)	(20,244)
Total Consolidated	$402,453	$575,808	$298,962	$767,014
Revenue
Utility Operating Revenue	Quarter	Quarter	YTD	YTD
Retail Revenue:	2006	2005	2006	2005
Residential	$7,154,351	$6,171,387	$11,177,760	$8,988,583
Commercial	1,679,800	1,277,707	2,572,803	1,833,957
Industrial	47,676	16,573	179,284	90,702
	8,881,827	7,465,667	13,929,847	10,913,242
Transportation	995,825	1,102,696	1,650,836	1,803,176
Wholesale	1,589,661	1,242,889	2,952,231	2,229,095
Local Production	100,165	404,791	204,074	622,283
Other	165,692	171,912	269,821	305,318
	$11,733,170	$10,387,955	$19,006,809	$15,873,114

2006 compared with 2005

Utility operating revenue increased $1,345,000 in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. Utility operating revenue YTD 2006 increased $3,134,000 compared to YTD 2005 due primarily to an increase from higher gas costs. Gas costs are charged to customers through the Company's Gas Adjustment Clause.

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Non-Utility Revenue

2006 compared to 2005

Non-utility revenue by operating segment can be found in note D to the financial statements. Non-utility revenue in 2006 decreased $148,600 or 9 percent due to the Corning Realty segment because of the competitiveness of that segment.

Operating Expenses

Utility

2006 compared with 2005

Purchase gas expense increased $1,798,500 or 25 percent in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. The Company's average cost of gas, including reconciliation amounts increased to $9.96 per mcf in 2005 from $7.37 per mcf the previous year. Other operating and maintenance expense increased slightly by one percent.

Non-Utility

2006 compared with 2005

Corning Realty commission and fees expense increased slightly as a result of an increase in referrals paid out. Realty occupancy and advertising expenses increased $12,400 due to an increase in utility and advertising costs.

Other Income and Expense

Investment income decreased $14,000 in the second quarter of 2006 versus 2005. The change is due to realized gains and losses on a trust fund established to fund post-retirement compensations to certain officers. Interest expense increased $52,300 in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 due to rising interest rates.

Income Taxes

Utility income tax expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was $277,500, compared to $593,700 for the same period last year. For the six months ended March 31, 2006, we reported income tax expense of $123,900 compared to $675,600 for the same period last year.

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was 39 percent, compared to 49 percent in the prior year period. The effective tax rate in the prior period reflects an adjustment resulting from prior period accelerated depreciation deductions. The effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2006 was 25 percent compared to 47 percent in the same period last year. The effective tax rate in the current period reflects an adjustment to prior period deferred income taxes.

Operating Segments

Note D to the financial statements, which also contain the results by segment for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Internally generated cash from operating activities consists of net income, adjusted for non-cash expenses and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash items include depreciation and amortization and deferred income taxes. In the utility segment, over or under recovered gas costs significantly impacts cash flow. In addition, there are significant year-to-year changes in regulatory assets that impact cash flow. Cash flows from investing activities consist primarily of capital expenditures. Capital expenditures have historically exceeded $1 million annually and the same is expected in the coming year. Cash flows from financing activities consist of repayment of long-term debt and borrowings and repayments under our lines-of-credit. For consolidated operations, the Company had $6,600,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 available through lines of credit at local banks, all of which is outstanding at March 31, 2006. As security for the Company's line of cre dit, collateral assignments have been executed which assign to the lender various rights in the investment trust account, membership interest in Corning Realty Associates, LLC and proceeds from the note agreement. In addition, the lender has a purchase money interest in and to all natural gas purchases by debtor utilizing funds advanced by the bank under the line-of-credit agreement and all proceeds of sale thereof and accounts receivable pertaining to such sale. The Company relies heavily on its credit lines and a large portion is utilized throughout the entire year.

The Company has reached an agreement with a Virginia based company, "Virginia Power Energy" to manage all of its gas supply capacity and purchases effective April 2006.

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Regulatory Matters

On October 31, 2005, the Company filed with the PSC a request to increase its rates for natural gas service by approximately $3.46 million or 16.2 percent. Ordinarily, major rate increases are not permitted by the PSC to take effect for approximately 11 months after filing, which, in this case, would be on or about October 1, 2006. In an effort to realize the benefits of the proposed increase as soon as possible, however, the Company moved for the establishment of the increased rates on an emergency temporary basis to take effect July 1, 2006. The Company and the PSC staff have reached an agreement to the Joint Proposal, in the amount of $2.7 million. A decision by the PSC Commissioner will be made by the end of May 2006.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company's most significant accounting policies are described below. It is increasingly important to understand that the application of generally accepted accounting principles involve certain assumptions, judgments and estimates that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Thus, the application of these principles can result in varying results from company to company.

Accounting for Utility Revenue and Cost of Gas Recognition. The Company records revenues from residential and commercial customers based on meters read on a cycle basis throughout each month, while certain large industrial and utility customers' meters are read at the end of each month. The Company does not accrue revenue for gas delivered but not yet billed, as the New York PSC requires that such accounting must be adopted during a rate proceeding, which the Company has not done. The Company's tariffs contain mechanisms that provide for the recovery of the cost of gas applicable to firm customers, which includes estimates. Under these mechanisms, the Company periodically adjusts its rates to reflect increases and decreases in the cost of gas. Annually, the Company reconciles the difference between the total gas costs collected from customers and the cost of gas. The Company defers any excess or deficiency and subsequently either recovers it from, or refunds it to, customers over the follow ing twelve-month period. To the extent estimates are inaccurate; a regulatory asset on the balance sheet is increased or decreased.

Accounting for Regulated Operations - Regulatory Assets and Liabilities. A significant portion of the Company's business is subject to regulation. The Company's regulated utility records the results of its regulated activities in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation, which results in differences in the application of generally accepted accounting principles between regulated and non-regulated businesses. SFAS No. 71 requires the recording of regulatory assets and liabilities for certain transactions that would have been treated as revenue and expense in non-regulated businesses. In certain circumstances, SFAS No. 71 allows entities whose rates are determined by third-party regulators to defer costs as "regulatory" assets in the balance sheet to the extent that the entity expects to recover these costs in future rates. Management believes that currently available facts support the continued application of SFAS No. 71 and that all regulatory assets and liabilities are recoverable or refundable through the regulatory environment.

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits. The amounts reported in the Company's financial statements related to its pension and other post-retirement benefits are determined on an actuarial basis, which uses many assumptions in the calculation of such amounts. These assumptions include the discount rate, the expected return on plan assets, the rate of compensation increase and, for other post-retirement benefits, the expected annual rate of increase in per capita cost of covered medical and prescription benefits. Changes in actuarial assumptions and actuarial experience could have a material impact on the amount of pension and post-retirement benefit costs and funding requirements experienced by the Company. However, the Company expects to recover substantially all of its net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs attributed to employees in its Utility segment in accordance with the applicable regulatory commission authorization. For financial reporting purposes, the difference between the amounts of such costs as determined under applicable accounting principles is recorded as either a regulatory asset or liability.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains statements which, to the extent they are not recitations of historical facts, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act). In this respect, the words "estimate", "project", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by the Reform Act. A number of important factors affecting the Company's business and financial results could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements.

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

The Company's exposure to interest rate risk arises from borrowing under short-term debt instruments. At March 31, 2006, these instruments consisted of a term loan and bank credit line borrowings outstanding of $6,600,000. The interest rate (prime less 1/2 point) on this loan and these lines was 7.25 percent at March 31, 2006.

Item 4 - Controls and Procedures

a. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report Form 10-QSB the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15). Based upon that evaluation, or Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner.

b. Changes in Internal Controls. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information

Item 6 - Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Report:

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:
May 15, 2006
	/s/ Thomas K. Barry
	Thomas K. Barry, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO

Date:
May 15, 2006
	/s/ Kenneth J. Robinson
	Kenneth J. Robinson, Executive Vice President

Date:
May 15, 2006
	/s/ Firouzeh Sarhangi
	Firouzeh Sarhangi, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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EX-32

Corning Natural Gas Corporation Certification under Section 906 of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act-filed as part of the 10-Q for Quarter Ended March 31, 2006.

Presented on signature page of 10-Q

CERTIFICATION

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as an officer of Corning Natural Gas Corporation (the "Company") that the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of such period and the results of operations of the Company for such period.

Dated: May 15, 2006

/s/ THOMAS K. BARRY

Thomas K. Barry, Chairman of the Board,

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ KENNETH J. ROBINSON

Kenneth J. Robinson, Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer

EX-31

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kenneth J. Robinson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Corning Natural Gas Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the small business issuer and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 15, 2006

/s/ Kenneth J. Robinson

Kenneth J. Robinson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

EX-31

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas K. Barry, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Corning Natural Gas Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the small business issuer and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 15, 2006

/s/ Thomas K. Barry

Thomas K. Barry, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer