CUMNOR: FARMING STATISTICS                              1939- 1986

(P.R.O.: Ministry of Agriculture Returns)

Crop acreages

                                     Wheat             Barley      Oats         Mixed corn     Rye

                        1939           248               89          150                27                  0

                        1943         1020             380          318                89                30

                        1950           813             310          297                                  269

                        1970         1103             814          142                15                  0

                        1986         1018             825              0                  0                  0

 Crop acreages cont.

               Beans             Peas        Potatoes     Turnips        Mangolds

  1939           30                3                   27                 45           24

              1943         110                6                   84               100            60

              1950           32                5                   78                 25            45

              1970           12                0                   21                   1              1

              1986             0              22                     0                                    

 Crop acreages cont

                          Beet              Rape        Cabbage      Vetch          Orchards

            1939           7                 0                    8                    8            40

            1943         11               17                  53                    4            35

            1950           6                 0                  33                    0            47

            1970           0               79                    2                    0           

            1986           0                 0                                                         17                                             

 Crop acreages cont.

Small fruit       Market veg  Other crops Fallow          Clover

   1939         10               29                       20                  63                176

   1943         10               62                       16                  97                296

   1950         14               79                         0                146                940

   1970                            53                         4                111                    0

   1986                 17*                                  0                    3                              Fodder crops 74

                                                                                                                            * Small fruit + Market veg                        

   Crop acreages cont.

Perm. grass   Total   acreage           Rough grazing

            1939           3459              4467                           383

            1943           1888              4691                           291

            1950           1796              4979                             81

            1970           1524              4510                             40

            1986           1254              3889                             22

Livestock numbers

Cattle            Pigs        Goats        Sheep          Horses

   1939           1068              615             0            1091             71

            1943           1091              122            26             387            106

            1950           1529              364              0                 0              29

            1970            910             2480              2           3885                0

            1986           1187                  9              0           2411                0

livestock numbers cont.

Poultry           Turkeys

            1939           5380              21

            1943           3477              10

            1950           7416            100

            1970           3358

 

Employment

Full-time workers             Casual workers

Male              Female      Male         Female

            1939           80                       1           12                 18

            1943           93                     16           34                   9

            1950         112                       9           13                 10

            1970                      55                                     0                    (of whom 26 were farmers or family)

             1986                     46                                     6 (seasonal)

 

Farm type

             1970      dairy 2 ; cattle 2 ; arable 3 ; mixed 3 ; 16 part-time

 

Farm size

             1970     3 x 700-500a.; 3 x 499-300a.; 6 x 299-150a.; 1 x 149-100a.;  11 x  14a. or less