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amounted to only $77,644, against $138,258 in 1911. The pro- 
duction of terra cotta was valued at $1,139,291, as compared with 
$718,700; of fireproofing at $230,833, against $229,627; and of 
building tile, inclusive of roofing and floor tile, at $42,575, against 
$82,217. The miscellaneous clay manufactures, including such items 
as flue lining, fire tile and shapes, conduit pipes and acid-proof 
brick, amounted to $13,828, against $20,179 in 1911. The potteries 
of the State reported an output valued at $2,876,762, against 
$2,196,054 in the preceding year. 
Of the 38 counties in the State that had representation in the 
clay-working industry last year, Onondaga stood at the head in the 
value of its product which reached a total of $1,368,345. In 1911 
it also held the same place with a value of $912,892. The greater 
part.of the product consisted of pottery which is an important in- 
dustry in Syracuse and vicinity. Ulster county ranked second in 
the list and contributed a total of $1,296,779, all reported by the 
brick yards in the Hudson River section. Rockland county dis- 
placed Erie county which held third place in the previous years 
by reporting a value of $994,967, also represented by common 
building brick. Erie county with a diversified industry that includes 
most of the common clay manufactures besides pottery ranked 
fourth with products valued at $810,516. The other counties that 
reported a value exceeding $500,000 were Dutchess ($665,082) 
Orange ($615,155) Kings ($574,805) and Schenectady ($539,928). 
