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National Farm Survey - no. 29, Wickhamford

Category
Number
29
Name
Mr Frank MORRALL
Address
20 Port Street, Evesham
Size of Farm
5 acres and over

Census Form C47

C47 returned?
Yes
Acreage of Crops and Grass
Q10 - Potatoes, main crop and second earlies9 acres
Q16 - Cabbage, Savoys and Kohl Rabi, for fodder1 acre
Q23 - Orchards, with crops, fallow, or grass below the trees3 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)13 acres
Labour employed on 4th June
Q35 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 21 and over1
Q39 - Casual (seasonal or part-time) workers, Males 21 and over1
Q41 - Casual (seasonal or part-time) workers, Women and girls5
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS7
Horses
Q89 - HORSES TOTALHorses hired as required
Livestock
Q56 - Sheep over 1 year old, Ewes kept for further breeding (excluding two-tooth Ewes)9
Q64 - Sows in Pig4
Q69 - All other Pigs over 5 months old21
Q70 - All other Pigs, 2-5 months17
Q72 - TOTAL PIGS42
Q73 - Poultry, Fowls over 6 months old35
Q74 - Poultry, Fowls under 6 months old13
Q79 - TOTAL POULTRY48

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
No

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male1
Rent
Q143 - Actual rent payable during current year£40
Length of occupation of holding
Q147 - How many years have you been the occupier of the holding?14

B496

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 anyPart time; also Garage Proprietor and Vegetable Merchant
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% heavy
QB2 - Is farm conveniently laid out?Yes
QB3 - Percentage of farm which is naturally good/fair/bad100% good
QB4 - Situation in regard to roadFair
QB5 - Situation in regard to railwayFair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildingsFarmhouse - not applicable; Buildings - fair
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsFair
QB8 - Condition of fencesFair
QB9 - Condition of ditchesFair
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 fieldsNone
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?B
QD2 - Reasons for B or C (old age, lack of capital, personal failings)Personal failings - inexperienced
QD3 - Condition of arable landFair
QD4 - Condition of pastureNot applicable
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - adequate
Field information recorded by
R W Sidwell - 17 Dec 1942
Primary record completed by
P Brice - 20 Jan 1943