According to the 1870 Census, the year-long operation of Adams & Anderson, valued at $1,250, manufactured lumber and ground cornmeal with a payroll of two men earning $500 total. Raw materials included 2,600 bushels of corn (valued at $2,600) and $3,500 in saw logs. It manufactured 200,000 feet of lumber, worth $4,000, and 3,250 bushels of cornmeal, worth $3,250.