THE MIXING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY I907 



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listed in the table under " Miscellaneous '' include yellow and Rock- 

 ingham wares, clay tobacco pipes, fire clay crucibles and artistic 

 pottery. 



There were 22 potteries that reported as active in 1907, the same 

 number as in the two preceding years. They were distributed 

 among the following counties : Albany, Chautauqua, Erie, Kings, 

 Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Onondaga, Ontario, Schenectady, Suf- 

 folk, Washington and Wayne. Onondaga holds first place in point 

 of production, with a total for 1907 valued at $1,095,958, as com- 

 pared with $858,270 in 1906 and $718,985 in 1905. Kings county 

 is the second largest producer, contributing an output valued at 

 $343,121, against $306,105 in the preceding year and $308,443 in 

 1905. 



Value of production of pottery 



Ware 



1905 



1906 



1907 



Stoneware 



$115 890 



30 740 



800 000 



600 325 



73 603 



$84 031 



30 234 



835 000 



768 236 



77 507 



$65 271 



28 296 



I 181 162 



869 378 

 96 788 



Red earthenware 



aPorcelain and semiporcelain .... 

 Electric and sanitary supplies. . . . 

 Miscellaneous 





Total 



$1 620 558 



$1 795 008 



$2 240 895 





a Includes china tableware. 



Crude clay 



In the foregoing tables relating to clay products no account has 

 been taken of the crude clay entering into their manufacture. There 

 are a few producers in the State who do not utilize the crude clay 

 themselves, but ship their output to others for manufacture. Some 

 of the material, like the Albany slip clay for example, is even 

 forwarded to points without the State. In 1907 returns were re- 

 ceived from four producers in this branch of the industry whose 

 total shipments amounted to 3927 short tons valued at $6163. The 

 corresponding total for 1906 was 5477 short tons valued at $c)i25 

 and for 1905 it was 6766 short tons with a value of $16,616. 



DIATOMACEOUS EARTH 

 The production of diatomaceous or infusorial earth is carried on 

 to a small extent in New York State. The deposits occur on the 



