According to census records for the year ending June 1, 1850, George Shipparce's steam-powered sawmill consumed 600 cords of wood to produce 750,000 feet of lumber and 1,800 bushels of meal during the census year. Raw materials included 750 logs (at $3000), 600 cords of wood (at $1,300), and 1,500 bushels of corn. Shipparce employed six men (at $20 per month each) during that time, and d the mill's value at $3000. The d value of the lumber produced was $11,250 and the meal was $2,350.