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National Farm Survey - no. 37, Badsey

Category
Number
37
Name
Mr George [Cecil] COLLETT
Address
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 earlies¼ acre
Q24 - Orchards, with small fruit below the trees½ acre
Q27 - All Other Crops not specified elsewhere on this return or grown on patches of less than ¼ acre4 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)4¾ acres

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q95 - Onions1 acre
Q97 - Beans, Runner and French1 acre
Q101 - Asparagus1½ acres
Q105 - Tomatoes, growing in the open¼ acre
Q115 - TOTAL3¾ acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male1
Q130 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Female1
Rent
Q144 - If holding owned by you, best estimated annual rental value£3 15s 0d
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant3¼ acres - £7 16s 1d
Length of occupation of holding
Q148a - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 1, acres and length of occupation3½ acres - 12 years
Q148b - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 2, acres and length of occupation1½ acres - 3 years

B496

B496 returned?
Yes
Tenure
QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?Owner and Tenant
QA2a - If tenant, forename of ownerD J
QA2b - If tenant, surname of ownerDORE
QA2c - If tenant, address of ownerBadsey
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/peaty100% medium
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 - good; Buildings - good
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsGood
QB8 - Condition of fencesGood
QB9 - Condition of ditchesGood
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 buildingsNone
QC3 - Water supply to fieldsNone
QC4 - Is there a seasonal shortage of water?No
QC5 - Electricity supply - public light, public power, private light, private powerElectricity supply - public light
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 pastureNot applicable
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - adequate
Field information recorded by
J E Knight & R W Sidwell - 19 Nov 1942
Primary record completed by
P BrIce - 2 Dec 1942