Contents
- Farm Details
- Crops & Livestock
- Small Fruit etc
- Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence
- Maps
- The Forms
- Navigation
Photo: G Sankey, 7/2023
Farm Details
| MAFF Farm Number | 21 |
| Name of Holding | Sandpit Farm |
| Name of Farmer | Mr Charles Percy Clarke |
| Number & edition of 6-inch OS Sheet containing farmstead | LXXIII S.E. 1907 |
| — Arable (acres) | 22 |
| — Pasture (acres) | 16 |
| — Rough Grazing (acres) | 4 |
| Total (acres) | 42 |
| A. TENURE | – |
| Is occupier a tenant or owner? | Mixed |
| If tenant, name and address of owner | 5 acres Mr J Palmer Ivy Farm, Deopham 4 acres Rev. Gray, The Vicarage, Deopham 5 acres Mrs E Downes, address unknown 4 acres Trustee Land Deopham 24 acres owned |
| Is farmer full or part-time? | Full time |
| Does farmer occupy other land? | No |
| Does farmer have grazing rights over land not occupied by him? | No |
| B. CONDITIONS OF FARM | – |
| Proportion (%) of area on which soil is medium | 30 |
| Proportion (%) of area on which soil is light | 70 |
| Is farm conveniently laid out? | Yes |
| Proportion (%) of farm which is naturally | 30 |
| Proportion (%) of farm which is naturally | 70 |
| Situation in regard to road | Good |
| Situation in regard to railway | Good |
| Condition of farmhouse | Good |
| Condition of buildings | Fair |
| Condition of farm roads | Fair |
| Condition of fences | Good |
| Condition of ditches | Good |
| General condition of field drainage | Good |
| Condition of cottages | None |
| Is there infestation with rabbits and moles | No |
| Is there infestation with rats and mice | No |
| Is there infestation with rooks and wood pigeons | No |
| Is there infestation with other birds | No |
| Is there infestation with insect pests | No |
| Is there heavy infestation with weeds? | No |
| Are there derelict fields? | No |
| C. WATER AND ELECTRICITY | – |
| WATER SUPPLY | – |
| — To farmhouse | Well |
| — To farm buildings | Roof |
| — To fields | None |
| — Is there a seasonal shortage of water? | No |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | – |
| — Public light | No |
| — Public power | No |
| — Private light | No |
| — Private power | No |
| — Is it used for household purposes? | No |
| — Is it used for farm purposes? | No |
| D. MANAGEMENT | – |
| Is Farm classified as A, B or C? | A |
| Condition of arable land | Good |
| Condition of pasture | Good |
| Use of fertilisers on arable land | Adequate |
| Use of fertilisers on grass land | Not at all |
| Field information recorded by | P. Radford |
| Date of recording | 8.12.41 |
| F. GRASS FIELDS PLOUGHED UP | – |
| For 1941 harvest | – |
| — Field OS No | 1906 O.S. 429 |
| — Parish | Deopham 5.860 nett acres |
| — Crops Sown | Oats & Peas |
| — Under WAEC’s Direction | Yes |
Crops & Livestock
| MAFF Farm Number | 21 |
| CROPS & GRASS | – |
| — Wheat | 4 |
| — Barley | 5 |
| — Oats | 1 |
| — Mixed Corn without Wheat in mixture | 2 |
| — Mangolds | 4 |
| — Kale, for fodder | 1 |
| — Clover, Sanfoin amd Temporary Grasses for Mowing this season | 5 |
| — Permanent Grass for Mowing this season | 3 |
| — Permanent Grass for Grazing, but excluding rough grazings | 13 |
| TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS | 38 |
| Rough Grazings | 4 |
| LIVE STOCK | – |
| CATTLE | – |
| — Cows and Heifers in milk | 4 |
| — Heifers in Calf, with first Calf | 1 |
| OTHER CATTLE | – |
| — Cattle Under 1 year old, for rearing (excluding Bull Calves being reared for service) | 4 |
| TOTAL CATTLE and CALVES | 9 |
| PIGS | – |
| — Gilts in Pig | 1 |
| ALL OTHER PIGS (not entered above) | – |
| — Over 5 months old | 5 |
| — Under 2 months | 10 |
| TOTAL PIGS | 16 |
| POULTRY | – |
| — Fowls over 6 moths old | 60 |
| — Fowls under 6 months old | 30 |
| — Ducks of all ages | 28 |
| TOTAL POULTRY | 118 |
| HORSES on holding on 4th June | – |
| — Horses used for Agricultural purposes (including Mares kept for breeding) or by Market Gardeners – mares | 2 |
| — Unbroken horses of 1 year old and above – mares | 1 |
| TOTAL HORSES | 3 |
| Name and address | Mr C.P. Clarke Deopham |
Small Fruit etc
| MAFF Farm Number | 21 |
| STOCKS OF HAY & STRAW ON HOLDING ON 4th JUNE (Tons) | – |
| — Straw | 0.5 |
| Name of occupier | Mr C. P. Clarke |
| Address | Sand Pit Farm Deopham |
Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence
| MAFF Farm Number | 21 |
| MOTIVE POWER | – |
| Oil or Petrol Engines | – |
| — Number | 1 |
| — Horse Power of each | 2.5 |
| RENT ANNUAL RENT PAYABLE FOR THE HOLDING TO WHICH THIS RETURN RELATES | – |
| If the holding is partly owned and partly rented, state | – |
| — Acres owned | 24* |
| — Rent (£) | 36 |
| — Acres as tenant | 13* |
| — Rent (£) | 20 |
| LENGTH OF OCCUPATION OF HOLDING | – |
| Periods of occupation where differing: | – |
| — Acres | 24* |
| — Years | 19 |
| — Acres | 8* |
| — Years | 12 |
| — Acres | 5* |
| — Years | 5 |
| Name on return | Mr C.P. Clarke |
| Address on return | Sand Pit Farm Deopham |
A government clerk has noted on this form that the total acreage given here does not correspond to the 42 acres recorded on the first two forms above.
Maps
The farm is shown in brown and and the two areas are labelled 194/21 on the maps below.
© National Archives, Kew. Their refs: MAF 73/28/73+85
The Forms
© National Archives, Kew. Their ref: MAF 32/714/194
Navigation
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 11/11/23 | Maps |
| 17/7/23 | Added copies of the forms |
| 12/7/23 | Published |
Deopham History 