68 FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



five years' period 1876 — 1910 is a very high one, 

 viz., 41.7 inches. The August rainfall, — the harvest 

 month, — be it noted, is also very high, being during 

 the period referred to 4.5 inches, nearly double the 

 rainfall of the Norfolk area, 2.32 inches. 



The average spring rainfall during the thirty-five 

 years' period is also very high, being for February, 

 March, and April inclusive 8.5 inches, — again nearly 

 double that of the Norfolk area, 4.8 inches. Yet, in 

 spite of the disparity in climatic conditions between 

 the two areas, we find the rotations followed very 

 similar in essential details. 



It must also be mentioned that the district has a 

 comparatively high winter temperature — the tempera- 

 ture being from October to March inclusive 43.5 

 degrees Fahr. 



Another feature of the farming in the Glamorgan 

 district is that, in addition to corn growing, sheep 

 farming on a fairly extensive, and dairy farming on 

 a less extensive scale, are followed. 



ITS WEAK POINTS 



The weak points of this rotation, according to the 

 writer's views, may be tabulated as follows: — 



(1) Too great a bulk of work is necessary in 

 spring and autumn, especially so considering the 

 high rainfall at these periods. Even under the 

 most favourable conditions, the rotation, as it 

 stands, would necessitate a large amount of 

 casual labour, which is not normally procurable, 

 and often when procurable, is scarcely worth 



employing. 



