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Production of limestone 



a Includes Solvay Process Co.'s lime. 



b Includes lime made by Solvay Process Co. and Union Carbide Co., also rubble and 



riprap. 



c Included in " Miscellaneous." 



Crushed stone. The crushing of Hmestone for application in 

 macadam road construction is one of the important uses of the 

 stone. Its value for this purpose depends on the facts that it is 

 easy to crush and that when rolled to a smooth surface the particles 

 of limestone bind themselves together into a firm impervious mass. 

 With the increasing demand for good roads in all parts of the 

 State the crushed stone industry is becoming more and more im- 

 portant. In general, however, with other industries the production 

 received a setback in 1908, it being valued at $1,647,629 while in 

 1907 it was $1,725,203. Erie stands first among the counties 

 as a producer with a production of $369,754 as against $250,720 in 

 1907. It is followed in order by the following counties, the pro- 

 duction for 1907 being included in brackets : Dutchess $233,261 

 [$399,2zj4] ; Rockland, one producer; Ulster $169,414 [none]; 

 Genesee $122,310 [$200,150] ; Onondaga $108,768 [$63,885] and 

 Albany $104,250 [$126,920]. 



Lime. Tbe manufacture of lime by the calcination of limestones 

 is an industry carried on in the State from earliest times. On 

 a small scale it is carried on in almost every county where limestone 

 is found, as it requires but a relatively small outlay of money to 

 establish a plant. The greater part of the production, however, 

 comes from a few counties, where larger firms have developed the 

 Industry. The statistics for 1908, included herewith, represent only 

 lime made and sold as such either hydrated or unslacked. The 

 production of the Solvay Process Co. of Onondaga county and of 



