Gordale House Farm

The Lea Gate Farm Survey

1942

Lea Gate Farm – showing farm tenure, condition and management.

Farm name Lee Gate, Malham, Skipton
Code no. 463-1
Tenure
Farmer HENRY CARR & SONS
Acreage 725
Part time NO
Other occupation
Other holdings (acres) Park House, Bordley
Owner J.A. PROCTER (691)/

R.G PROCTER (34)

Owner address Holgate Head, Kirkby Malham/ Cracoe
Grazing rights NO
Annual rent Lee Gate £362.10s

Park House £80

Years in occupation Lee Gate 13

Park House 6

Farm condition
Heavy soil
Medium soil 100%
Light soil
Peaty soil
Land condition 100% FAIR
Situation in regard to road GOOD
Situation in regard to rail BAD
Condition of farmhouse GOOD
Condition of buildings GOOD
Condition of farm roads GOOD
Condition of fences GOOD
Condition of ditches NONE
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 from pond
To farm buildings Pipe from pond
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 FAIR
Condition of pasture FAIR
Use of fertiliser on arable land ADEQUATE
Use of fertiliser on pasture land TO SOME EXTENT
Author
Field information provided by FREDERICK AMBLER
Record compiled by W.B. BAWTON ?
Date recorded 28th May 1942

Lea Gate Farm showing crops and grass grown, stock reared, labour and motive power available.

Farm name Lee Gate, Malham, Skipton
Code no. 463-1
Crops
Wheat
Barley
Oats 8
Potatoes
Turnips
Mangolds
Sugar beat
Kale
Grass
Grass for mowing 117
Grass for grazing 734
Total acreage 859
Rough grazing 300
Cattle
Cows in milk 4
Cows in calf 122
Bulls (including bull calves) 2
Other cattle 44
Total cattle & calves 172
Steers & heifers (fatt’d for slaughter)
Sheep
Breeding ewes 598
Rams 11
Other sheep over 1 year old 85
Ewes under 1 year old 574
Total sheep & lambs 1268
Pigs
Sows in pig
Sows for breeding
Boars
Other pigs 3
Total pigs 3
Poultry
Fowls over 6 months 50
Fowls under 6 months 23
DUCKS
Geese
Turkeys over 6 months
Turkeys under 6 months
Total poultry 73
Goats 1
Labour
Reg workers-male 3
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 4
Other horses 7
Tractors NONE
Tractors for field work
Stationary tractors