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FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
LIME AND LIMESTONE. 
The total quantity of quick and hydrated lime made in Florida 
during 1916 amounted to 8,666 tons, valued at $49,536. The lime 
produced in Florida is chiefly quick lime, although some hydrated 
lime is being made. 
The total amount of limestone produced in Florida for all pur¬ 
poses except that of burning for quick lime, including building, road 
making, railroad ballast and agricultural limestone, is valued at 
$479,837. The following companies in Florida have reported the 
production of lime or limestone for the year 1916. The first three 
companies named produced both lime and limestone, the remaining 
companies of the list produced limestone: 
Florida Lime Company, Ocala. 
Marion Lime Company, Ocala. 
Standard Lime Company, Kendrick. 
Blowers Lime and Phosphate Company, Ocala. 
Brooksville Stone and Lime Company, Brooksville. 
Crystal River Rock Company, Crystal River. 
Live Oak Limestone Company, Live Oak. 
Florida Crushed Rock Company, Montbrook. 
Florida Lime Company, Ocala. 
Manatee Limestone Company, Manatee. 
E. P. Maule, Ojus. 
R. L. Nunn, Brooksville. 
Palmetto Rock Company, Riverland. 
Pineola Lime Company, Pineola. 
Stone Products Company, Bartow. 
George Sykes Company, Miami. 
A. T. Thomas & Company, Ocala. 
White Rock Quarry Company, Naranja. 
OIL PROSPECTING. 
Oil prospecting in Florida is being carried on at the present time 
to a limited extent, and test wells for oil and gas are now being 
drilled in Gadsden, Wakulla, Osceola and Brevard counties. Test 
wells of moderate depth have previously been drilled in Escambia, 
Washington, Citrus and Sumter counties. None of the wells thus 
far drilled have been successful, although showings of oil have 
been reported in some of them. 
There is a constant demand for information in regard to the 
possible occurrence of oil and gas in Florida; this demand is met 
