The Otterburn Hall Farm Survey

1942

 

Otterburn Hall Farm - showing farm tenure, condition and management.

Farm name Otterburn Hall, Otterburn, Skipton
Code no. 469-5
Tenure  
Farmer GEORGE METCALFE
Acreage 422
Part time NO
Other occupation NO
Other holdings (acres) NO
Owner R. PROCTER
Owner address Hetton, skipton
Grazing rights NO
Annual rent £350
Years in occupation 19
Farm condition  
Heavy soil  
Medium soil 100%
Light soil  
Peaty soil  
Land condition 75% FAIR 25% BAD
Situation in regard to road GOOD
Situation in regard to rail GOOD
Condition of farmhouse GOOD
Condition of buildings GOOD
Condition of farm roads GOOD
Condition of fences FAIR
Condition of ditches FAIR
Condition of field drainage FAIR
Condition of cottages GOOD
Number of cottages 1
Infestation - animals NO
Infestation weeds NO
Derelict fields NO
Water supply  
To farmhouse PIPE
To farm buildings PIPE
To fields STREAM
Seasonal shortage NO
Electricity supply  
Public light NO
Public power NO
Private light NO
Private power NO
Used in farmhouse NO
Used on the farm NO
Management of farm  
Classification (a/b/c) A
Reason for b & c  
Condition of arable land GOOD
Condition of pasture GOOD
Use of fertiliser on arable land ADEQUATE
Use of fertiliser on pasture land ADEQUATE
Author  
Field information provided by F. AMBLER
Record compiled by W.B. BAWTON
Date recorded 23rd May 1942

 

Otterburn Hall Farm showing crops and grass grown, stock reared, labour and motive power available.

Farm name Otterburn Hall, Otterburn, Skipton
Crops  
Wheat  
Barley  
Oats 16.5
Mixed corn 5.5
Potatoes 0.5
Turnips 3
Mangolds 1
Sugar beat  
Kale 4
Rape 3
Grass  
Grass for mowing 73
Grass for grazing 100.5
Total acreage 207
Rough grazing 210
Cattle  
Cows in milk 36
Cows in calf 9
Bulls (including bull calves) 2
Other cattle 39
Total cattle & calves 86
Steers & heifers (fatt'd for slaughter) 4
Sheep  
Breeding ewes 210
Rams 6
Other sheep over 1 year old 29
Ewes under 1 year old 198
Total sheep & lambs 443
Pigs  
Sows in pig  
Sows for breeding  
Boars  
Other pigs 5
Total pigs 5
Poultry  
Fowls over 6 months 60
Fowls under 6 months  
DUCKS 7
Geese  
Turkeys over 6 months  
Turkeys under 6 months  
Total poultry 67
Labour  
Reg workers-male 3
Reg workers-female  
Part-time-male  
Part-time-female 1
Motive power  
Steam engine  
Gas engine  
Petrol engine  
Electric motors  
Horses  
Horses used for agriculture 6
Other horses 1
Tractors  
Tractors for field work OLD CAR (15 H.P.)
Stationary tractors