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National Farm Survey - no. 90, Wickhamford

Category
Number
90
Name
Mr George Edward ROBBINS
Address
16 Pitchers Hill, Wickhamford
Size of Farm
5 acres and over

Census Form C47

C47 returned?
Yes
Acreage of Crops and Grass
Q9 - Potatoes, first earlies½ acre
Q10 - Potatoes, main crop and second earlies2 acres
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)13 acres (not all crops included in the total)
Labour employed on 4th June
Q35 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 21 and over1
Q38 - Wholetime regular workers, Women and girls2
Horses
Q81 - Horses used for agricultural purposes (including mares kept for breeding) or by Market Gardeners, Mares1
Q89 - HORSES TOTAL1
Livestock
Q73 - Poultry, Fowls over 6 months old10
Q79 - TOTAL POULTRY10

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q88 - Brussels Sprouts4 acres
Q89 - Cabbage, Savoys, Kate and Sprouting Broccoli1 acre
Q90 - Cauliflower or Broccoli (Heading)½ acre
Q91 - Carrots½ acre
Q94 - Beetroot¼ acre
Q95 - Onions½ acre
Q97 - Beans, Runner and French1 acre
Q98 - Peas, Green, for Market3 acres
Q101 - Asparagus1 acre
Q115 - TOTAL11¾ acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male1
Q130 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Female2
Rent
Q143 - Actual rent payable during current year£26
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant13 acres - £26
Length of occupation of holding
Q147 - How many years have you been the occupier of the holding?24
Q148a - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 1, acres and length of occupation6 acres - 24 years
Q148b - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 2, acres and length of occupation4 acres - 10 years
Q148c - If occupied parts of holding for different periods, Part 3, acres and length of occupation3 acres - 6 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
QA3 - Is farmer full-time, part-time, spare time, hobby, other type, and other occupation, if anyPart time; also Fruit & vegetable haulage business
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 railwayFair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildingsFarmhouse - not applicable; Buildings - fair
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsGood
QB8 - Condition of fencesFair
QB9 - Condition of ditchesFair
QB10 - General condition of field drainageGood
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 buildingsNone
QC3 - Water supply to fieldsNone
QC4 - Is there a seasonal shortage of water?Yes
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 - drink
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 - 20 Dec 1942
Primary record completed by
P Brice - 29 Dec 1942