1941 Farm Survey – 44

1. Farm Details
2. Crops & Livestock
3. Small Fruit etc
4. Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence
5. Map

Farm Details

MAFF Farm Number	44
Name of Holding	Hill Farm, Hackford Seamere Farm, Hingham
Name of Farmer	Mrs Emma Wade
Address of farmer	Hill Farm Hackford
Number & edition of 6-inch OS Sheet containing farmstead	LXXIII S.E. 1907
— Arable (acres)	223
— Pasture (acres)	57
— Rough Grazing (acres)	25
Total (acres)	305
A. TENURE	–
Is occupier a tenant or owner?	Mixed
If tenant, name and address of owner	Landlord 1941: G. George, Seamere, Hingham New landlord: Mrs Gosling, Church Farm, Honningham 88 acres tenant 217 acres owner
Is farmer full or part-time?	Full time
Does farmer occupy other land?	Yes
— Name	Church Farm
— County	Norfolk
— Parish	Cranworth
— Name	Rough Land
— County	Norfolk
— Parish	Woodrising
Does farmer have grazing rights over land not occupied by him?	No
B. CONDITIONS OF FARM	–
Proportion (%) of area on which soil is medium	70
Proportion (%) of area on which soil is light	30
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	Good
Condition of fences	Good
Condition of ditches	Good
General condition of field drainage	Good
Condition of cottages	Good
Number of cottages within farm area	3
Number of cottages let on service tenancy	3
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	Yes
— Public power	Yes
— Private light	No
— Private power	No
— Is it used for household purposes?	Yes
— Is it used for farm purposes?	Yes
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	To some extent
Field information recorded by	P. Radford
Date of recording	6.12.41
F. GRASS FIELDS PLOUGHED UP	–
For 1941 harvest	–
— Field OS No	1906 O.S. 709
— Parish	Hingham 5.012 nett acres
— Crops Sown	Oats
— Under WAEC’s Direction	Yes
Field OS No	1906 O.S. 688
Parish	Hingham 4.577 nett acres
Crops Sown	Flax
Under WAEC’s Direction	Yes

Crops & Livestock

MAFF Farm Number	44
CROPS & GRASS	–
— Wheat	18
— Barley	77
— Oats	26.5
— Turnips and Swedes, for fodder	6
— Mangolds	6
— Sugar Beet	8
— Kale, for fodder	5
— Cabbage, Savoys and Kohl Rabi for fodder	2
— Vetches of Tares	4.5
— Flax, for fibre or linseed	5
— All other Crops	1
— Clover, Sanfoin amd Temporary Grasses for Mowing this season	64
— Permanent Grass for Grazing, but excluding rough grazings	57
TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS	280
Rough Grazings	25
LABOUR actually employed on holding	–
WHOLETIME REGULAR WORKERS	–
— Males, 21 years old and over	6
— Males, 18 to 21 years old	1
TOTAL WORKERS	7
LIVE STOCK	–
CATTLE	–
— Cows and Heifers in milk	28
— Cows in Calf, but not in milk	6
— Heifers in Calf, with first Calf	15
— Bulls being used for service	2
— Bulls (including Bull Calves) being reared for service	6
OTHER CATTLE	–
— 2 years old and above – Female	6
— Cattle Under 1 year old, for rearing (excluding Bull Calves being reared for service)	32
TOTAL CATTLE and CALVES	95
PIGS	–
— Other Sows kept for breeding	1
ALL OTHER PIGS (not entered above)	–
— 2-5 months	12
TOTAL PIGS	13
POULTRY	–
— Fowls over 6 months old	69
— Fowls under 6 months old	29
TOTAL POULTRY	98
HORSES on holding on 4th June	–
— Horses used for Agricultural purposes (including Mares kept for breeding) or by Market Gardeners – mares	6
— Unbroken horses of 1 year old and above – mares	1
— Unbroken horses of 1 year old and above – geldings	1
— Heavy Horses under 1 year old	1
— All Other Horses (not entered above)	1
TOTAL HORSES	10
Name and address	Mrs E. Wade Hackford

Small Fruit etc

MAFF Farm Number	44
STOCKS OF HAY & STRAW ON HOLDING ON 4th JUNE (Tons)	–
— Hay	2
— Straw	1
Name of occupier	Mr E Wade
Address	Hill Farm Hackford

Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence

MAFF Farm Number	44
LABOUR	–
Regular Workers	–
— Male	1
MOTIVE POWER	–
Electric Motors	–
— Number	3
— Horse Power of each	10 3 2
TRACTORS	–
Wheel Tractors for field work	–
— Number	1
— Horse Power of each	20
— Make or Model of Tractor	CASE (C)
RENT ANNUAL RENT PAYABLE FOR THE HOLDING TO WHICH THIS RETURN RELATES	–
— If the holding is owned by you, give the best estimate you can of the annual rental value (£)	300
If the holding is partly owned and partly rented, state	–
— Acres owned	217
— Rent (£)	300
— Acres as tenant	88
— Rent (£)	80
LENGTH OF OCCUPATION OF HOLDING	–
— How many years have you been the occupier of the holding to which this Return relates?	15
Periods of occupation where differing:	–
— Acres	217
— Years	15
— Acres	88
— Years	6
Name on return	Mrs E Wade
Address on return	Tree Farm Hackford

Map

The farm is shown in yellow and is labelled 194/44 on the map below.

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

16/11/23	Map
11/7/23	Published