Was going through boxes from my dad's last night and found my great grandpa's papers. There was a receipt from 1904 where he sold 4 bales of cotton for $104. Figuring 500 pound bales that about 19 cents a pound. Ran it through an inflation calculator and that would be more than three times the current price of cotton if prices had just kept pace with inflation. Would imagine that all the input costs have went up more than regular inflation though. Seems farming has gotten even harder over the years.
Also found a receipt from 1887 for a Winchester rifle, unfortunately the rifle wasn't included in the box
