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ton and Washington produce 71 per cent of the supply. The Hme 

 made by the Solvay Process Co. and the Union Carbide Co., since 

 it is not marketed as lime, is not inchided in these tabnlations. 



The total production of lime for the year was valued at $452,- 

 874 against $401,728 in 1908, a gratifying advance. The production 

 of the foitr leading counties was as follows, the 1908 production 

 being inclosed in brackets : Warren $175,830 [$1-70,832] ; Jeffer- 

 son $57,368 [$52,454] ; Clinton $47,488 [$45,ooo] ; Washington 

 $30,000 [$36,960]. Large increases oi production were also re- 

 ported from the following counties : Albany, Dutchess, Lewis and 

 Ulster. 



Building stone. The use of the limestones of the State for 

 building purposes seems to be largely local, the stone rarely being 

 shipped to any great distance from the quarry. Competition .with 

 Bedford limestone and Ohio sandstone seems impossible and our 

 native limestones show little advance in production from year to 

 year, while the past year a strong decline was experienced. In 

 addition to competition with extrahmital material, the increased 

 use of concrete for foundation work has tended to restrict the use 

 of cut stone, while at the same time it increases the use of rubble, 

 riprap and crushed rock. 



The increase in production in 1908, attributed to the activity of 

 the quarry at Newport, Herkimer co. and those in Schoharie 

 county, was not continued in 1909. The Newport Construction Co'.'s 

 quarry was idle ; the Schoharie quarries did a slightly decreased 

 business, while a loss was experienced from Jefiferson county. 



The total production amounted to $217,109 against $245,655 in 

 1908 and $189,782 in 1907. Erie county continued to be the larg- 

 est producer with a total of $119,134 or about 54 per cent of the 

 total for the State. Following in order are Schoharie county with 

 $25,885; Onondaga county, $17,380 and Clinton county, $13,325. 



Furnace flux. The limestones of the State are widely used 

 for flux in blast furnace operations. The Onondaga limestone 

 is extensively quarried for such purposes, the larg^er quarries 

 being in Williamsville and Clarence, Erie co., and North Leroy, 

 Genesee co. The Niagara limestone which is dolomitic entered 

 the field during the year as a flux and a large amount of such 

 rock was quarried by the Empire Limestone Co. at Pekin, 

 Niagara co. 



The Gouverneur district in St Lawrence co., was also a large 

 producer, the stone being in reality a crystalline limestone or 

 marble. One firm is in operation at Gouverneur, and the stone 



