1941 Farm Survey – 27

Farm Details

MAFF Farm Number	27
Name of Holding	Mill Farm
Name of Farmer	Mr George R Jones
Number & edition of 6-inch OS Sheet containing farmstead	LXXXV N.E. 1907
— Arable (acres)	90
— Pasture (acres)	20
Total (acres)	110
A. TENURE	–
Is occupier a tenant or owner?	Tenant
If tenant, name and address of owner	Mr S Westgate Thickthorn Farm Hethersett
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	100
Is farm conveniently laid out?	Yes
Proportion (%) of farm which is naturally	100
Situation in regard to road	Good
Situation in regard to railway	Good
Condition of farmhouse	Good
Condition of buildings	Good
Condition of farm roads	None
Condition of fences	Fair
Condition of ditches	Bad
General condition of field drainage	Fair
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	Not at all
Use of fertilisers on grass land	To some extent
Field information recorded by	P. Radford
Date of recording	10.12.41
Comment	No survey Management Record This farmer needs to pay attention to some of his ditches as his neighbours land becomes water logged at times.

Crops & Livestock

MAFF Farm Number	27
CROPS & GRASS	–
— Wheat	5
— Barley	38
— Oats	5
— Mangolds	6
— Sugar Beet	10
— Clover, Sanfoin amd Temporary Grasses for Mowing this season	18
— Permanent Grass for Mowing this season	6
— Permanent Grass for Grazing, but excluding rough grazings	22
TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS	110
LABOUR actually employed on holding	–
WHOLETIME REGULAR WORKERS	–
— Males, 21 years old and over	2
TOTAL WORKERS	2
LIVE STOCK	–
CATTLE	–
— Cows and Heifers in milk	4
— Heifers in Calf, with first Calf	2
OTHER CATTLE	–
— 1 year old and under 2 – Female	30
TOTAL CATTLE and CALVES	36
PIGS	–
ALL OTHER PIGS (not entered above)	–
— 2-5 months	7
TOTAL PIGS	7
POULTRY	–
— Fowls over 6 moths old	100
— Fowls under 6 months old	100
TOTAL POULTRY	200
HORSES on holding on 4th June	–
— Horses used for Agricultural purposes (including Mares kept for breeding) or by Market Gardeners – mares	5
TOTAL HORSES	5
Name and address	Mr G.R. Jones Mill Deopham

Small Fruit etc

MAFF Farm Number	27
Name of occupier	Mr G.R. Jones
Address	Mill Farm Deopham

All lines were left blank on the above form.

Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence

MAFF Farm Number	27
LABOUR	–
Casual	–
— Male	2
RENT ANNUAL RENT PAYABLE FOR THE HOLDING TO WHICH THIS RETURN RELATES	–
— Actual rent payable during the current year (£)	130
If the holding is partly owned and partly rented, state	–
— Acres owned	111
— Rent (£)	–
LENGTH OF OCCUPATION OF HOLDING	–
— How many years have you been the occupier of the holding to which this Return relates?	7
Name on return	Mr G.R. Jones
Address on return	Mill Deopham

Map

The farm is shown in green and is labelled “G.R. JONES” (not with a farm number as for almost all other farms) on the map below.

© National Archives, Kew. Their refs: MAF 73/28/73+85

Date	Change
16/11/23	Map
5/8/23	Photo of sign
12/7/23	Published