THE CLIMATE OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 



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in the districts of light soils. Mr. Makings of the Midland Agricultural 

 College has shown that the weather conditions during April and May 

 are of vital importance to arable farming on such land. The rainfall 

 during this critical period should amount to at least 3 inches and should 

 be accompanied by mild temperatures. The mean at Hodsock Priory, 

 situated in the sandy region, for this period is 3.14 inches, though there 

 are many years when the actual quantity recorded is under 3 inches. 



Though severe frosts occur in winter from time to time, on the average, 

 four-fifths of the occurrences of ground frost at Nottingham are recorded 

 between November and mid-April. Mr. A. B. Tinn gives the average 

 dates of the incidence of the first and last frosts at Nottingham as 

 19th October and 19th April. Consequently this factor of climate in 

 Nottinghamshire does not generally hinder the cultivation of the typical 

 farm crops of eastern England. 



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