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National Farm Survey - no. 150, Badsey

Category
Number
150
Name
Mrs Edward J PORTER
Address
Tower View, Bretforton Road, 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
Q23 - Orchards, with crops, fallow, or grass below the trees2½ acres
Q25 - Small Fruit, not under orchard trees½ acre
Q26 - Vegetables for human consumption (excluding Potatoes), Flowers and Crops under Glass5 acres
Q27 - All Other Crops not specified elsewhere on this return or grown on patches of less than ¼ acre½ acre
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)8¾ acres
Labour employed on 4th June
Q35 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 21 and over1
Q41 - Casual (seasonal or part-time) workers, Women and girls1
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS2
Livestock
Q73 - Poultry, Fowls over 6 months old6
Q79 - TOTAL POULTRY6

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of small fruit
Q84 - Currants, red and white½ acre
Q87 - TOTAL ACREAGE½ acre
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q88 - Brussels Sprouts1½ acres
Q92 - Parsnips¼ acre
Q95 - Onions½ acre
Q97 - Beans, Runner and French½ acre
Q98 - Peas, Green, for Market¼ acre
Q101 - Asparagus2 acres
Q105 - Tomatoes, growing in the open½ acre
Q115 - TOTAL5½ acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q132 - Workers, Casual, Female1
Motive power on holding on 4th June
Q140 - Wheel Tractors for field work, Number, Make and Horse Power1 - Auto Culto (3½ Horse Power)
Rent
Q145 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and estimated rental value of land owned3 acres - £15
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant5¾ acres - £31 10s 0d
Length of occupation of holding
Q148a - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 1, acres and length of occupation5¾ acres - 26 years
Q148b - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 2, acres and length of occupation3 acres - 31 years

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 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% heavy
QB2 - Is farm conveniently laid out?Yes
QB3 - Percentage of farm which is naturally good/fair/bad100% good
QB4 - Situation in regard to roadGood
QB5 - Situation in regard to railwayGood
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?Infestation with insect pests; no infestation with rabbits and moles, rats and mice, rooks and wood pigeons, other birds
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 buildingsPipe
QC3 - Water supply to fieldsPipe
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?B
QD2 - Reasons for B or C (old age, lack of capital, personal failings)Personal failings - some lack of ambition
QD3 - Condition of arable landFair
QD4 - Condition of pastureNot applicable
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - to some extent
Field information recorded by
R W Sidwell - 8 Nov 1943
Primary record completed by
P BrIce - 11 Dec 1943