АПРЕЛЬ ТЕПЛЫЙ, МАЙ ХОЛОДНЫЙ ГОД ПЛОДОРОДНЫЙ

The crop will be rich if it is warm in April and cold in May. See В мае дождь - родится рожь (B), Март сухой да мокрый май, будет каша и каравай (M)Cf: A cold April and a wet May fill the barn with grain and hay (Am.). A cold May and a windy makes a full barn and findy (Br.). A dry March, wet April and cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay (Br.). A fall of snow in May is worth a ton of hay (Am.)