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was $11,518,982, it represented a falling off of about 15 per cent. 

 The number of firms or individuals engaged in the clay-working 

 industry was 189 against 223 in 19 10, and the product was dis- 

 tributed among 39 of the 61 counties of the State. 



Production of clay materials 



MATERIAL 



1909 



I9IO 



I9II 



Common brick 



Front brick 



Vitrified paving brick 



Fire brick and stove lining 



Drain tile 



Sewer pipe 



Terra cotta 



Fireproofing 



Building tile 



Miscellaneous 



Pottery 



Total 



009 766 



149 330 

 207 970 

 486 894 

 268 589 

 117 324 

 962 497 

 166 025 



54 397 

 loi 497 

 827 193 



;i2 351 482 



563 212 

 119 859 



333 511 

 464 693 

 254 679 

 127 731 

 062 017 

 256 820 

 65 190 

 134 752 

 136 518 



5ii 518 982 



$5 310 511 

 132 792 



307 529 



413 500 



202 292 



138 258 



718 700 



229 627 



82 217 



20 179 



2 196 054 



751 659 



A comparison of the items entering into the production shows 

 that the main part of the decrease came from building brick, the 

 output of which was valued at $5,443,303 against $6,683,071 in 1910, 

 a decline of $1,239,768. Common brick accounted for $5,310,511 

 in the totals against $6,563,212 in the preceding year, and front 

 brick for $132,792 against $119,859. The vitrified paving brick 

 industry showed a slight decline with a total of $307,529 against 

 $333'5ii- Fire brick and stove lining amounted to $413,500 as com- 

 pared with $464,693 in the preceding year. The output of drain 

 tile was valued at $202,292 against $254,679, and of sewer pipe at 

 $138,258 against $127,731. The production of terra cotta had a 

 value of $718,700 against $1,062,017 in 1910; fireproofing of 

 $229,627 against $256,820; and building tile, inclusive of roofing 

 tile and floor tile, of $82,217 against $65,190. The miscellaneous 

 clay manufactures, including such items as flue lining, fire tile and 

 shapes, conduit pipes and acid-proof brick, amounted in all to 

 $20,179, as compared with $134,752 in 19 10. The potteries of the 

 State reported an output valued at $2,196,054 against $2,136,518 in 

 the preceding year. 



Among the counties which contributed largely to the year's total 

 Onondaga held first place and reported an output valued at 

 $912,892. In the preceding year it was fourth in the list with a 



