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National Farm Survey - no. 111, Wickhamford

Category
Number
111
Name
Mr R W WALTERS
Address
45 Wickhamford
Size of Farm
5 acres and over

Census Form C47

C47 returned?
Yes
Acreage of Crops and Grass
Q10 - Potatoes, main crop and second earlies½ acre
Q23 - Orchards, with crops, fallow, or grass below the trees2 acres
Q25 - Small Fruit, not under orchard trees½ acre
Q26 - Vegetables for human consumption (excluding Potatoes), Flowers and Crops under Glass11 acres
Q32 - Permanent Grass for Grazing (not for Mowing this season) but excluding rough grazings3 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)17 acres
Labour employed on 4th June
Q35 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 21 and over1
Q36 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 18-201
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS2
Horses
Q82 - Used for agricultural purposes (including mares kept for breeding) or by Market Gardeners, Geldings1
Q89 - HORSES TOTAL1

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of small fruit
Q81 - Strawberries½ acre
Q87 - TOTAL ACREAGE½ acre
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q88 - Brussels Sprouts3½ acres
Q91 - Carrots½ acre
Q92 - Parsnips1 acre
Q95 - Onions1 acre
Q98 - Peas, Green, for Market2 acres
Q101 - Asparagus3 acres
Q115 - TOTAL11 acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male2
Motive power on holding on 4th June
Q140 - Wheel Tractors for field work, Number, Make and Horse Power1 - Auto Culto (2½ Horse Power)
Rent
Q145 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and estimated rental value of land owned8 acres - £17 10s 0d
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant9 acres - £17 18s 0d
Length of occupation of holding
Q148a - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 1, acres and length of occupation2 acres - 30 years
Q148b - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 2, acres and length of occupation7 acres - 22 years
Q148c - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 3, acres and length of occupation8 acres - 14 years

B496

B496 returned?
Yes
Tenure
QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?Tenant
QA2b - If tenant, surname of ownerLORD & PARKER (estate)
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/peaty75% heavy; 25% 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 railwayFair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildingsFarmhouse - not applicable; Buildings - good
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsFair
QB8 - Condition of fencesGood
QB9 - Condition of ditchesGood
QB10 - General condition of field drainageFair
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 pastureGood
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - adequate; Pasture land - to some extent
Field information recorded by
R W Sidwell - 20 Dec 1942
Primary record completed by
P Brice - 29 Dec 1942