STATISTICS ON MINERAL PRODUCTION 17

 ILMENITE
 Ilmenite was recovered from the beach sands of the Atlantic Coast at Mineral City, near Pablo Beach, Duval County, during 1922. Messrs. Buckman and Pritchard, Inc., who formerly operated the plant, have sold their interests to the National Lead Company of New York. The output and value of ilmenite cannot be given separately without disclosing individual production, but it is included in the total of the State.

 LIMESTONE, LIME AND FLINT
 The increased activity in road building in Florida has resulted in a largely increased output of limestone and crushed flint rock. The total amount of limestone, as reported by the several producers, sold in Florida during 1922 was 656,910 tons valued at $622,378. The various purposes for which this limestone was used were: road metal; railroad ballast; agricultural purposes; rock for foundations, sea walls and similar work and other miscellaneous uses. To the above total should be added the amount of lime and of crushed flint rock which brings tle total production of limestone, quick-lime, hydrated lime and crushed flint rock to 824,150 tons, valued at $857,913.
 The companies operating in 1922 were:
 Blowers Lime and Phosphate Company, Ocala.
 Brooksville Lime, Fertjlizer and Crushed Rock Co., Brooksville.
 Commercial Lime Company, Ocala and Reddick.
 Crystal River Rock Co., Leesburg and Crystal River.
 Cummer Lumber Co., Newberry and Kendrick.
 Carl H. Fay, Cocoa.
 Florida Hard Rock Corporation, Ocala.
 Florida Lime Company, Ocala.
 The Maule-Ojus Rock Company, Ojus.
 Oakhurst Lime Company, Ocala.
 Ocala Lime Rock Company, Ocala and Kendrick.
 Ojus Rock Company, Ojus.
 F. F. Smith, Volusia.
 State Road Department of Florida, Tallahassee and Pineola.
 A. T. Thomas Company, Ocala.
 Volusia Coquina Rock Company, Volusia.

 PEAT
 There was only one plant that reported production of peat in Florida for 1922. The use for which this peat was sold is reported as for fuel purposes. The total production and value is included with the total for the State. The operator reporting production was Mr. Robert Ranson, St. Augustine.