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National Farm Survey - no. 159, Badsey

Category
Number
159
Name
Messrs SADLER Brothers
Address
Bully Brook, Badsey
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
Q25 - Small Fruit, not under orchard trees¾ acre
Q26 - Vegetables for human consumption (excluding Potatoes), Flowers and Crops under Glass9¾ acres
Q27 - All Other Crops not specified elsewhere on this return or grown on patches of less than ¼ acre¾ acre
Q31 - Permanent Grass for Mowing this season6 acres
Q32 - Permanent Grass for Grazing (not for Mowing this season) but excluding rough grazings5 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)22¾ acres
Labour employed on 4th June
Q38 - Wholetime regular workers, Women and girls1
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS1
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 old27
Q74 - Poultry, Fowls under 6 months old3
Q79 - TOTAL POULTRY30

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of small fruit
Q81 - Strawberries¾ acre
Q87 - TOTAL ACREAGE¾ acre
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q88 - Brussels Sprouts2½ acres
Q91 - Carrots¼ acre
Q92 - Parsnips¼ acre
Q94 - Beetroot¼ acre
Q95 - Onions1¾ acres
Q97 - Beans, Runner and French½ acre
Q98 - Peas, Green, for Market¾ acre
Q101 - Asparagus2 acres
Q105 - Tomatoes, growing in the open¾ acre
Q115 - TOTAL9 acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q130 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Female1
Rent
Q145 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and estimated rental value of land owned6 acres - £18
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant5 acres - £14 9s 4d; 6 acres - £12 4s 0d; 5 acres - £9 17s 6d
Length of occupation of holding
Q147 - How many years have you been the occupier of the holding?50 years

B496

B496 returned?
Yes
Tenure
QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?Tenant
QA2a - If tenant, forename of ownerRaymond
QA2b - If tenant, surname of ownerWEBB
QA2c - If tenant, address of ownerEvesham
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 countyYes - Occupational, Aldington, Worcestershire
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 roadFair
QB5 - Situation in regard to railwayFair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildingsFarmhouse - good; Buildings - good
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsFair
QB8 - Condition of fencesFair
QB9 - Condition of ditchesFair
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
QC1 - Water supply to farmhousePipe
QC2 - Water supply to farm buildingsWell
QC3 - Water supply to fieldsRoof
QC4 - Is there a seasonal shortage of water?No
QC5 - Electricity supply - public light, public power, private light, private powerElectricity 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?A
QD3 - Condition of arable landGood
QD4 - Condition of pastureFair
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - adequate; Pasture land - to some extent
Field information recorded by
J E Knight & R W Sidwell - 24 Nov 1942
Primary record completed by
P BrIce - 2 Dec 1942