The Cross Stones Farm Survey
1942
Cross Stones Farm – showing farm tenure, condition and management.
| Farm name | Cross Stones, Airton, Skipton |
| Code no. | 437-1 |
| Tenure | |
| Farmer | COL. HARRY CLAY |
| Acreage | 51 |
| Part time | YES |
| Other occupation | COUNTRY GENT |
| Other holdings (acres) | NO |
| Owner | C.H. RICKARDS |
| Owner address | Kirksyke, Airton |
| Grazing rights | NO |
| Annual rent | £65 |
| Years in occupation | 7 |
| Farm condition | |
| Heavy soil | |
| Medium soil | 100% |
| Light soil | |
| Peaty soil | |
| Land condition | 66% GOOD 34% FAIR |
| Situation in regard to road | GOOD |
| Situation in regard to rail | GOOD |
| Condition of farmhouse | GOOD |
| Condition of buildings | FAIR |
| Condition of farm roads | FAIR |
| Condition of fences | FAIR |
| Condition of ditches | FAIR |
| Condition of field drainage | FAIR |
| Condition of cottages | NONE |
| Number of cottages | NONE |
| 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 | YES |
| Public power | NO |
| Private light | NO |
| Private power | NO |
| Used in farmhouse | YES |
| 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.D. BAWTON ? |
| Date recorded | 22nd May 1942 |
Cross Stones Farm showing crops and grass grown, stock reared, labour and motive power available.
| Farm name | Cross Stones, Airton, Skipton |
| Code No. | 437-1 |
| Crops | |
| Wheat | |
| Barley | |
| Oats | 6 |
| Mixed corn | 2 |
| Potatoes | |
| Turnips | 1.5 |
| Mangolds | 1.5 |
| Sugar beat | |
| Kale | 1.2 |
| Rape | |
| Flax | |
| Grass | |
| Grass for mowing | 7 |
| Grass for grazing | 14 |
| Total acreage | 33 |
| Rough grazing | 25 |
| Cattle | |
| Cows in milk | 15 |
| Cows in calf | 1 |
| Bulls (including bull calves) | 1 |
| Other cattle | 6 |
| Total cattle & calves | 23 |
| Steers & heifers (fatt’d for slaughter) | |
| Sheep | NONE |
| Breeding ewes | |
| Rams | |
| Other sheep over 1 year old | |
| Ewes under 1 year old | |
| Total sheep & lambs | |
| 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 |
| Goats | |
| Labour | |
| Reg workers-male | 1 |
| Reg workers-female | |
| Part-time-male | |
| Part-time-female | |
| Motive power | |
| Steam engine | |
| Gas engine | |
| Petrol engine | |
| Electric motors | |
| Horses | NONE |
| Horses used for agriculture | |
| Other horses | |
| Tractors | |
| Tractors for field work | |
| Stationary tractors |
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