National Farm Survey - no. 22, Badsey

C47 returned?

Yes

Acreage of Crops and Grass

Q24 - Orchards, with small fruit below the trees	2 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)	2 acres

Labour employed on 4th June

Q39 - Casual (seasonal or part-time) workers, Males 21 and over	1
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS	1

C51 returned?

Yes

Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass

Q101 - Asparagus	¼ acre
Q115 - TOTAL	¼ acre

SF returned?

Yes

Labour on 4th June

Q131 - Workers, Casual, Male	1

Rent

Q143 - Actual rent payable during current year	Owner occupier
Q144 - If holding owned by you, best estimated annual rental value	£8

Length of occupation of holding

Q147 - How many years have you been the occupier of the holding?	13 years

B496 returned?

Yes

Tenure

QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?	Owner and Tenant
QA2a - If tenant, forename of owner	R
QA2b - If tenant, surname of owner	WEBB
QA2c - If tenant, address of owner	Evesham
QA3 - Is farmer full-time, part-time, spare time, hobby, other type, and other occupation, if any	Part time; also Baker
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	100% medium
QB2 - Is farm conveniently laid out?	Moderately
QB3 - Percentage of farm which is naturally good/fair/bad	100% good
QB4 - Situation in regard to road	Fair
QB5 - Situation in regard to railway	Fair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildings	Farmhouse - good; Buildings - fair
QB7 - Condition of farm roads	Good
QB8 - Condition of fences	Good
QB9 - Condition of ditches	Good
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?	No infestation
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

QC1 - Water supply to farmhouse	Pipe
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	Electricity supply - public light and public power
QC6 - Is it used for household purposes and/or farm purposes?	Yes - household purposes

Management

QD1 - Is farm classified as A, B or C?	B
QD2 - Reasons for B or C (old age, lack of capital, personal failings)	Short of labour - divided interest
QD3 - Condition of arable land	Not applicable
QD4 - Condition of pasture	Fair
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass land	Pasture land - to some extent

Field information recorded by

J E Knight & R W Sidwell - 19 Nov 1942

Primary record completed by

P BrIce - 2 Dec 1942