The pictures are from my dad's ledger from farming in 1946. Today is his birthday. You will find this interesting.

Good morning.  It is 23F ( -4C) at 7:30 AM.  Looks like cloud sky.  The weather just said next week during Christmas we will be above normal temperatures.  NOW that is exciting with all that is traveling.  High today of only 34F (1C) but that is better than 5 degrees.   Australia weather for Dec 18, which is the same time we are having now.  They will have a high of 73F (23C).  For their schools this is their last week of school.  They will then have 6 weeks off before a new school year starts.  It will be exciting for the end of school and Christmas.   Stay warm, stay safe and Australia enjoy your spring day. 
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Today would have been my dad’s birthday.  He was born in 1903.  He would be so amazed at what has happened since his leaving us in 1970.  Happy Birthday Dad.  The picture you see is his farming accounting.   The ledger was from 1946.
1946  Before I was born, in 1952
Eggs
Jan      88 ½ doz                                                       15.31
Feb. 106 ½ doz                                                        18.02
March 200 doz                                                        30.45       subtotal 63.78
                                                Hide                           3.20
                                                Wool                          73.35
If you figure out per dozen eggs they got .17 per dozen
Next picture is of cattle sold
2  13      veal     175 @13.60        23.80
                           125 @13.50          16.87
            Cow    1305 @8.60             112.23      subtotal  152.90
                        Comm   expense    3.96    
                                                            148.94                                              74.47      74.47
You can’t see it on the picture but at the bottom
Cattle sold                                                                                                    1028.01
Lambs sold                                                                                                       88.71
Cow died                                          70.00
3 yearling 800# 13.00 per h      156.00
But the cow died.   
I found this about the prices in 1946  today’s prices were listed current as of 2024
1946
- Fresh eggs (1 dozen): $0.59 ($7.88 in today’s dollars)
- White bread (1 pound): $0.10 ($1.33 in today’s dollars)
- Sliced bacon (1 pound): $0.53 ($7.07 in today’s dollars)
- Round steak (1 pound): $0.52 ($6.94 in today’s dollars)
- Potatoes (10 pounds): $0.47 ($6.27 in today’s dollars)
- Fresh delivered milk (1/2 gallon): $0.35 ($4.67 in today’s dollars)
With hundreds of thousands of soldiers coming back from the war, Congress passed the Employment Act of 1946, which stated it was the responsibility of the government to maintain a high employment level of labor and price stability. Meanwhile, the private-sector economy flourished, with private investments rising 156%.    Taken from https://stacker.com/business-economy/cost-goods-year-you-were-born
When I looked up wages for 1946 it was very complex.  White men, black men, women, non-farm income, farm income all were into different amounts.  I didn’t take the time to include this maybe another time.  But if you are interested you can goggle what the wages were in 1946.  It is interesting. 
With this dad, you worked hard on the farm, and you got what you were given. You kept working on. You were very diversified like the farmers of 1946.  It was the end of the war, soldiers coming home, increased employment, and the way of life changing for many.  I am grateful that I grew up on the farm, and you showed me the way of hard work. Thank you, Dad, for giving me this.  Happy birthday in Heaven.    
Till next time, this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365