FLYLLER'S EARTH 711


average value per ton ($9.65) has not been so low since 1913 when it was
$9.58.
 Doubtless small quantities of fuller's earth were produced in several States
other than Arkansas and Florida before 1895 as a result of active and widespread
search for new deposits following the discovery in Florida in 1893. Such
quantities probably were consumed locally or used for experimental purposes.
 In 1895 and 1896 the entire reportedoutput of fuller's earth in the United
States was from Florida. In 1897 small quantities were produced in Colorado
and New York. Utah first reported production in 1898. Although fuller's earth
was discovered in Arkansas in 1891, that State did not appear among the reporting
States until 1901.
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