National Farm Survey - no. 65, Aldington

C47 returned?

Yes

Acreage of Crops and Grass

Q23 - Orchards, with crops, fallow, or grass below the trees	29½ acres
Q26 - Vegetables for human consumption (excluding Potatoes), Flowers and Crops under Glass	5 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)	34½ acres

Labour employed on 4th June

Q36 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 18-20	2
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS	2

C51 returned?

No

SF returned?

Yes

Labour on 4th June

Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male	2

Rent

Q144 - If holding owned by you, best estimated annual rental value	£15 (4½ acres)

Length of occupation of holding

Q147 - How many years have you been the occupier of the holding?	2 years

B496 returned?

Yes

Tenure

QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?	Owner
QA3 - Is farmer full-time, part-time, spare time, hobby, other type, and other occupation, if any	Full time
QA4 - Does farmer occupy other land? If so, name of holding, parish and county	No
QA5 - Has farmer grazing rights over land not occupied by him? If so, nature of such rights	No

Conditions of Farm

QB1 - Percentage of area on which soil is heavy/medium/light/peaty	50% heavy; 50% medium
QB2 - Is farm conveniently laid out?	No
QB3 - Percentage of farm which is naturally good/fair/bad	80% good; 20% fair
QB4 - Situation in regard to road	Good
QB5 - Situation in regard to railway	Fair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildings	Farmhouse - not applicable; Buildings - good
QB7 - Condition of farm roads	Fair
QB8 - Condition of fences	Fair
QB9 - Condition of ditches	Fair
QB10 - General condition of field drainage	Good
QB11 - Condition of cottages	Not applicable
QB14 - Is there infestation with rabbits and moles, rats and mice, rooks and wood pigeons, other birds, insect pests?	Infestation with insect pests; no infestation with rabbits and moles, rats and mice, rooks and wood pigeons, other birds
QB15 - Is there heavy infestation with weeds? If so, kind of weeds?	No
QB16 - Are there derelict fields? If so, acreage	No

Water and Electricity

QC2 - Water supply to farm buildings	Pipe
QC3 - Water supply to fields	None
QC4 - Is there a seasonal shortage of water?	No
QC5 - Electricity supply - public light, public power, private light, private power	No electricity supply

Management

QD1 - Is farm classified as A, B or C?	B
QD2 - Reasons for B or C (old age, lack of capital, personal failings)	Lack of capital and personal failings - incompetent, lack of energy
QD3 - Condition of arable land	Good
QD4 - Condition of pasture	Not applicable
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass land	Arable land - adequate

Field information recorded by

R W Sidwell - 20 Dec 1942

Primary record completed by

P BrIce - 29 Dec 1942