The Calton Hall Farm Survey
1942
Calton Hall Farm – showing farm tenure, condition and management.
| Farm name | Calton Hall Farm, Airton, Skipton |
| Code no. | 399-2 |
| Tenure | |
| Farmer | JOHN THOMPSON |
| Acreage | 660 ? |
| Part time | NO |
| Other occupation | NO |
| Other holdings (acres) | NO |
| Owner | AGENT (A. Windle) |
| Owner address | Estate Office, Gargrave |
| Grazing rights | CALTON MOOR (20 GATES |
| Annual rent | £374 |
| Years in occupation | 12 |
| Farm condition | |
| Heavy soil | |
| Medium soil | 100% |
| Light soil | |
| Peaty soil | |
| Land condition | 20% GOOD 30% FAIR 50% BAD |
| Situation in regard to road | GOOD |
| Situation in regard to rail | GOOD |
| Condition of farmhouse | FAIR |
| Condition of buildings | FAIR |
| Condition of farm roads | FAIR |
| Condition of fences | GOOD |
| Condition of ditches | NONE |
| Condition of field drainage | 30% GOOD 70% BAD |
| Condition of cottages | FAIR |
| Number of cottages | 1 |
| Infestation – animals | NONE |
| Infestation weeds | THISTLES |
| Derelict fields | NO |
| Water supply | |
| To farmhouse | PIPE |
| To farm buildings | PIPE |
| To fields | STREAM |
| Seasonal shortage | YES |
| 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) | B |
| Reason for b & c | Arable land not in maximum production |
| Condition of arable land | FAIR |
| Condition of pasture | FAIR |
| Use of fertiliser on arable land | TO SOME EXTENT |
| Use of fertiliser on pasture land | TO SOME EXTENT |
| Author | |
| Field information provided by | ROBERT SWALES |
| Record compiled by | C.S. FOSTER |
| Date recorded | 30th April 1943 |
Calton Hall Farm showing crops and grass grown, stock reared, labour and motive power available.
| Farm name | Calton Hall Farm, Airton, Skipton |
| Crops | |
| Wheat | |
| Barley | |
| Oats | 27 |
| Potatoes | 1 |
| Turnips | 2 |
| Mangolds | |
| Sugar beat | |
| Kale | 2 |
| Grass | |
| Grass for mowing | 41 |
| Grass for grazing | 160 |
| Total acreage | 233 |
| Rough grazing | 260 |
| Cattle | |
| Cows in milk | 40 |
| Cows in calf | 120 |
| Bulls (including bull calves) | 1 |
| Other cattle | |
| Total cattle & calves | 161 |
| Steers & heifers (fatt’d for slaughter) | |
| Sheep | |
| Breeding ewes | 400 |
| Rams | 8 |
| Other sheep over 1 year old | 41 |
| Ewes under 1 year old | 375 |
| Total sheep & lambs | 824 |
| Pigs | NONE |
| Sows in pig | |
| Sows for breeding | |
| Boars | |
| Other pigs | |
| Total pigs | |
| Poultry | |
| Fowls over 6 months | 30 |
| Fowls under 6 months | |
| DUCKS | |
| Geese | |
| Turkeys over 6 months | |
| Turkeys under 6 months | |
| Total poultry | 30 |
| Labour | |
| Reg workers-male | 3 |
| Reg workers-female | |
| Part-time-male | |
| Part-time-female | |
| Motive power | |
| Steam engine | |
| Gas engine | |
| Petrol engine | 1 (6.5 H.P.) 1 (2.5 H.P.) |
| Electric motors | |
| Horses | |
| Horses used for agriculture | 3 |
| Other horses | |
| Tractors | |
| Tractors for field work | 1 (3 H.P.) |
| Stationary tractors |
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