Skip to main content

National Farm Survey - no. 22, Aldington

Category
Number
22
Name
Mr W M COOK
Address
Sidings Cottage, Aldington
Size of Farm
5 acres and over

Census Form C47

C47 returned?
Yes
Acreage of Crops and Grass
Q10 - Potatoes, main crop and second earlies¼ acre
Q25 - Small Fruit, not under orchard trees1¾ acres
Q26 - Vegetables for human consumption (excluding Potatoes), Flowers and Crops under Glass4¼ acres
Q27 - All Other Crops not specified elsewhere on this return or grown on patches of less than ¼ acre¾ acre
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)7 acres
Labour employed on 4th June
Q36 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 18-201
Q38 - Wholetime regular workers, Women and girls2
Q41 - Casual (seasonal or part-time) workers, Women and girls2
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS5
Horses
Q82 - Used for agricultural purposes (including mares kept for breeding) or by Market Gardeners, Geldings1
Q89 - HORSES TOTAL1
Livestock
Q73 - Poultry, Fowls over 6 months old8
Q74 - Poultry, Fowls under 6 months old9
Q79 - TOTAL POULTRY17

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of small fruit
Q81 - Strawberries¼ acre
Q82 - Raspberries½ acre
Q86 - Loganberries and Cultivated Blackberries1 acre
Q87 - TOTAL ACREAGE1¾ acres
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q88 - Brussels Sprouts1½ acres
Q92 - Parsnips½ acre
Q95 - Onions¼ acre
Q97 - Beans, Runner and French½ acre
Q101 - Asparagus1¼ acres
Q103 - Lettuce¼ acre
Q115 - TOTAL4¼ acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male1
Rent
Q143 - Actual rent payable during current year£20 6s 0d
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant7 acres - £20 6s 0d
Length of occupation of holding
Q148a - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 1, acres and length of occupation3 acres - 21 years
Q148b - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 2, acres and length of occupation2½ acres - 10 years
Q148c - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 3, acres and length of occupation1½ acres - 4 years

B496

B496 returned?
Yes
Tenure
QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?Tenant
QA2a - If tenant, forename of ownerH
QA2b - If tenant, surname of ownerASHWIN
QA2c - If tenant, address of ownerBretforton Manor, c/o Agent, E G Righton, Evesham
QA3 - Is farmer full-time, part-time, spare time, hobby, other type, and other occupation, if anyFull time
QA4 - Does farmer occupy other land? If so, name of holding, parish and countyNo
QA5 - Has farmer grazing rights over land not occupied by him? If so, nature of such rightsNo
Conditions of Farm
QB1 - Percentage of area on which soil is heavy/medium/light/peaty100% medium
QB2 - Is farm conveniently laid out?Moderately
QB3 - Percentage of farm which is naturally good/fair/bad100% good
QB4 - Situation in regard to roadGood
QB5 - Situation in regard to railwayGood
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildingsFarmhouse - not applicable; Buildings - good
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsGood
QB8 - Condition of fencesGood
QB9 - Condition of ditchesGood
QB10 - General condition of field drainageGood
QB11 - Condition of cottagesNot applicable
QB14 - Is there infestation with rabbits and moles, rats and mice, rooks and wood pigeons, other birds, insect pests?No infestation
QB15 - Is there heavy infestation with weeds? If so, kind of weeds?No
QB16 - Are there derelict fields? If so, acreageNo
Water and Electricity
QC2 - Water supply to farm buildingsRoof
QC3 - Water supply to fieldsWell
QC4 - Is there a seasonal shortage of water?No
QC5 - Electricity supply - public light, public power, private light, private powerNo electricity supply
Management
QD1 - Is farm classified as A, B or C?A
QD3 - Condition of arable landGood
QD4 - Condition of pastureNot applicable
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - adequate
Field information recorded by
R W Sidwell - 2 Jan 1943
Primary record completed by
P BrIce - 12 Jan 1943