The Friar Garth Farm Survey
1942
Friar Garth Farm – showing farm tenure, condition and management.
| Farm name | Friar Garth, Malham, Skipton |
| Code no. | 463-3 |
| Tenure | |
| Farmer | HENRY & WILLIAM HARRISON |
| Acreage | 455 |
| Part time | NO |
| Other occupation | |
| Other holdings (acres) | |
| Owner | HANLTH ESTATES LTD. (118)/H. DUGDALE (337) |
| Owner address |
Hanlith Hall, Hanlith/
Barnstead, Settle |
| Grazing rights | NO |
| Annual rent | £230 |
| Years in occupation | ? |
| Farm condition | |
| Heavy soil | |
| Medium soil | 100% |
| Light soil | |
| Peaty soil | |
| Land condition | 8% FAIR 92% FAIR |
| Situation in regard to road | GOOD |
| Situation in regard to rail | FAIR |
| Condition of farmhouse | FAIR |
| Condition of buildings | FAIR |
| Condition of farm roads | FAIR |
| Condition of fences | GOOD |
| Condition of ditches | FAIR |
| Condition of field drainage | GOOD |
| 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 | 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 | Lack of capital |
| Condition of arable land | GOOD |
| Condition of pasture | GOOD |
| Use of fertiliser on arable land | TO SOME EXTENT |
| Use of fertiliser on pasture land | TO SOME EXTENT |
| Author | |
| Field information provided by | JOHN PROCTER |
| Record compiled by | W.B. BAWTON ? |
| Date recorded | 28th May 1942 |
Friar Garth Farm showing crops and grass grown, stock reared, labour and motive power available.
| Farm name | Friar Garth, Malham, Skipton |
| Code no. | 463-3 |
| Crops | |
| Wheat | |
| Barley | |
| Oats | 2 |
| Potatoes | |
| Turnips | |
| Mangolds | |
| Sugar beat | |
| Kale | 1 |
| Grass | |
| Grass for mowing | 28 |
| Grass for grazing | 88 |
| Total acreage | 119 |
| Rough grazing | 300 |
| Cattle | |
| Cows in milk | 16 |
| Cows in calf | 3 |
| Bulls (including bull calves) | 1 |
| Other cattle | 9 |
| Total cattle & calves | 29 |
| Steers & heifers (fatt’d for slaughter) | |
| Sheep | |
| Breeding ewes | 178 |
| Rams | 3 |
| Other sheep over 1 year old | 52 |
| Ewes under 1 year old | 158 |
| Total sheep & lambs | 391 |
| Pigs | |
| Sows in pig | |
| Sows for breeding | |
| Boars | |
| Other pigs | 2 |
| Total pigs | 2 |
| Poultry | |
| Fowls over 6 months | 45 |
| Fowls under 6 months | 28 |
| DUCKS | |
| Geese | |
| Turkeys over 6 months | |
| Turkeys under 6 months | |
| Total poultry | 73 |
| Goats | NONE |
| Labour | |
| Reg workers-male | ? |
| Reg workers-female | |
| Part-time-male | |
| Part-time-female | |
| Motive power | NONE |
| Steam engine | |
| Gas engine | |
| Petrol engine | |
| Electric motors | |
| Horses | |
| Horses used for agriculture | 3 |
| Other horses | 1 |
| Tractors | NONE |
| Tractors for field work | |
| Stationary tractors |
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