Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Plant
Utility property, plant and equipment	$ 47,490,565	$ 43,785,340
Less: accumulated depreciation	(14,361,951)	(13,037,075)
Total plant utility and non-utility, net	33,128,614	30,748,265
Investments
Marketable securities available-for-sale at fair value	2,267,268	2,366,870
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	173,245	69,552
Customer accounts receivable, (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $46,080 and $41,390 respectively)	1,598,241	1,251,584
Gas stored underground, at average cost	2,832,932	2,696,395
Materials and supplies inventory	1,188,017	774,677
Prepaid expenses	258,015	967,038
Total current assets	6,050,450	5,759,246
Regulatory assets
Unrecovered gas costs	536,648	1,093,029
Deferred regulatory costs	1,207,028	1,052,427
Unamortized debt issuance cost (net of accumulated amortization of $443,854 and $397,071)	286,093	303,468
Deferred income taxes	1,308,298
Other	221,089	168,334
Total deferred debits and other assets	3,559,156	2,617,258
Total assets	45,005,488	41,491,639
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	945,063	971,417
Demand notes payable	750,000	1,250,000
Borrowings under lines-of-credit	4,178,784	5,140,649
Accounts payable	1,882,249	1,367,884
Accrued expenses	892,502	842,935
Customer deposits and accrued interest	1,034,319	1,083,068
Dividends declared	205,375	171,683
Deferred income taxes	147,779	359,254
Total current liabilities	10,036,071	11,186,890
Long-term debt, less current installments	11,534,801	8,656,394
Deferred credits and other liabilities
Deferred income taxes		31,035
Deferred compensation	1,849,019	1,938,106
Deferred pension costs & post-retirement benefits	6,622,459	5,823,219
Other	316,556	179,198
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	8,788,034	7,971,558
Common stockholders' equity
Common stock (common stock $5.00 par value per share). Authorized 3,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,787,769 shares at September 30, 2011 and 1,146,454 shares at September 30, 2010	8,938,845	5,732,270
Other paid-in capital	7,382,167	8,130,264
Retained earnings	1,018,766	2,054,115
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,693,196)	(2,239,852)
Total common stockholders' equity	14,646,582	13,676,797
Total liabilities and capitalization	$ 45,005,488	$ 41,491,639