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250 tons, or about 66 per cent. In the previous year the output 

 amounted to 323,905 short tons, valued at $702,684, of which Onon- 

 daga county contributed 193,506 tons. The importance of the 

 industry in this county is to be ascribed to the operations of the 

 Solvay Process Co. which uses the lime as a reagent in the manu- 

 facture of soda products. 



The production in the other leading counties for 1906 and 1905 

 respectively was as follows : Warren, 39,076 [38,025] tons ; Clinton, 

 16,400 [16,000] ; Washington, 12,000 [12,000] ; and Lewis, 9500 



[8557]; 



It will be noted that the value of the production as given above is 

 considerably less than the ruling commercial price ; this is due to 

 the fact that a nominal valuation has been placed upon the portion 

 used as a chemical reagent. Disregarding the quantities thus con- 

 sumed, the value of the lime averaged $4.58 per short ton in 1906 

 and $3.58 in 1905. 



Crushed stone. Limestone is more widely employed in New 

 York State for crushing than any other kind of stone. The total 

 production in 1906 amounted to 2,194,547 cubic yards valued at 

 $1,590,205, as compared with 1,851,008 cubic yards valued at 

 $1,193,800 in the preceding year. Of the quantities given, 486,750 

 cubic yards in 1906 and 573,924 cubic yards in 1905 were returned 

 as having been used for road metal, though the actual amount thus 

 used probably exceeded these totals since some plants do not keep 

 any records as to the disposal of their product. 



The leading counties in the production of crushed stone with 

 their outputs are as follows, the figures for 1905 being bracketed: 

 Dutchess, 400,177 [335,112] cubic yards; Rockland, 373,387 

 [335,714] ; Genesee, 323,128 [288,000] ; Erie, 289,110 [243,628] ; 

 Albany, 150,000 [131,000]; Westchester, 105,441 [43,926]; and 

 Onondaga, 92,950 [84,811]. 



Building stone. The production of limestone for building pur- 

 poses has remained comparatively steady during recent years. The 

 value of 'the material quarried in 1906 was $229,479, against $246,- 

 300 in 1905. Erie county maintains the largest quarries of building 

 stone, its output amounting to a value of $118,806 as compared with 

 $103,763 in the preceding year. The remaining counties are small 

 producers. The output each year is supplemented by large quanti- 

 ties of limestone that are brought in from other states. 



Furnace flux. The metallurgical industries of the State con- 

 sume limestone as a flux in smelting operations. The largest users 

 are the iron blast furnaces located in Buffalo and vicinity. The 



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