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FarmvilleSecrets
FarmvilleSecretsByTonyTDubSanders
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FarmvilleSecretsContentsDisclaimer...4Introduction................................4GettingStarted...........................................................................................................6HowBigtoGet.............................................................................................................6WhattoPlant...............................................................................................................8HarvestingTime...........................................................................................................8Experience...................................................................................................................9InvestmentReturn.......................................................................................................9DollarPerHour.......................................................................................................10PuttingitAllTogether................................................................................................10KeepingTrack.............................................................................................................11RateofRot.................................................................................................................12BuildingUp...............................................................................................................13Animals......................................................................................................................13Trees..........................................................................................................................15Decorat
ions................................................................................................................16Buildings....................................................................................................................17Vehicles......................................................................................................................18SaveorSpend............................................................................................................19Cash..........................................................................................................................20Coins..........................................................................................................................20FarmVilleCash...........................................................................................................22AddingCoinsandCash...............................................................................................22Surveys................
...................................................................................................23Ribbons.................................................
.................................................................24SharingtheWealth....................................................................................................25Neighbors.................................................................................................................26FindingNeighbors......................................................................................................26MakeitPersonal........................................................................................................27www.FarmVilleSecrets.comPage2
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FarmvilleSecretsForums...................................................................................................................27BenefitsofNeighbors................................................................................................28ExpandingYourTerritory...........................................................................................30DecidingtoExpandandWeighingtheCost................................................................31Conclusion................................................................................................................32ResourceLists...........................................................................................................33CropList.....................................................................................................................33BestSeedsinEarningsPerWeek...............................................................................35Trees..........................................................................................................................37Animals......................................................................................................................38Decorations................................................................................................................39Ribbons......................................................................................................................41Levels.........................................................................................................................44LevelingatLightSpeed...
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FarmvilleSecretsDisclaimerSincethisguidecatersforallplayers,wewillstartslowtomakesureallthebasicsarefullycovered.IfyouareconfidentinyourskillsasaFarmvilleplayer,feelfreetoskiptothemoreadvancedstrategieslateronintheguideandcomebacktoearlierpartsforreference.
IntroductionEverydaylifeisfullofchaosandstress.We
realwaysrushingtogetourworkdone,getthekidstosoccerpractice,andgetdinneronthetable.Therearecarsandmallsandbigofficebuildingsallaroundus.Withthisconstantlyhecticenvironment,it
snotsurprisingthatmanypeopledreamofescapingtoaquietplaceinthecountryforawhile.
That
sjustoneofthereasonsFarmville,anewgameonFacebook,hasbeensuchahugesuccessintheshortamountoftimeit
sbeenonline.FollowinginthefinetraditionofothergamesbyZynga,FarmvilleallowsplayerstodesigntheirownfarmandinteractwithotherplayersthroughFacebook.Thetasksyoucanundertakeonyourfarmincludeplacinganimals,plantingtrees,plowingfields,andharvestingcrops.www.FarmVilleSecrets.comPage4
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FarmvilleSecretsFarmvilleletsyoucreateyourownprivateoasisawayfromthechaosofeverydaylife.Youhavetotalcontrolofhowyourfarmlooksandwhatcropsyouchoosetoplant.InFarmville,theskyisalwaysblue,thegrassisalwaysgreen,andthesunisalwaysshining.It
seasytoseewhysomanypeoplehavegottenhookedonthisgame.
ButFarmvilleisn
tjustaboutrelaxingeither.Runningafarmishardworkandthere
salottokeeptrackofifyouwantyourfarmtoprosper.Thesizeofyourfarm,therotationofthecrops,andtheotheritemsyouchoosetoincorporatewillallhaveaneffectonyouroverallsuccessinthisgame.SpendingsometimeinFarmvilleisagreatwaytorelax,butithasitsownchallengesaswell.
Settingupyourfarmisalsoacommitment.Youdon
twanttogotoallthetroubleofplantingabunchofcropsonlytoletthemwitheronthevinebecauseyoudidn
tgetbacktoharvestthemintime.Farmvillemakesitnecessaryforyoutoplanaheadandconsidertheconsequencesofyourplantingandbuildingdecisions.Butthat
sjustpartofwhatmakesitanengaginggametoplay.Yougettorelaxandbechallengedatthesametime,andwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?
Andofcourse,aswithsomanyofthegamesyoucanplayonsocialnetworkingsites,Farmvilleisaboutconnectingwithyourneighborsandhelpingthemout.Youcangainvaluableexperienceandcashinthegamebyhelpingyourfriendswithchoresontheirfarm.Addingmoreneighborsalsoallowsyouaccesstonewoption
sforadvancedplayinthegame.Plus,Farmvillegivesyouanewwaytoconnectwiththosepeopleonyourcontactliststhatyoumaynottalktoallthatoften.
Ofcourse,Farmvilleisbasicallyeasytoplay.Buttherearealotoftricksandtipsthatcanmakeyourfarmamuchbiggersuccessifyou
reabletoimplementthemfromthebeginning.Whetheryou
reanewcomertoFarmvilleoranexperiencedfarmer,you
llnodoubtgetsomehelpfulinformationoutofreadingthisguide.
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FarmvilleSecretsGettingStartedWhenyoufirstsetfootonyourfarm,itwillconsistofsixplowedpatches.Twoofthesewillhavecropsthatarefullygrownandreadytoharvest,twowillhavecropsthatarehalfgrown,andthelasttwowillbeallreadyforyoutoplantonthem.You
llalsohave200coinsand5dollarsworthofFarmVillecashinthebank.
Thefirstthingtodoisstartharvestingthecropsthatarereadyformarket.Whenyoudothis,youearncoinsthatyoucanputtowardsplowingmorelandanplantingmoreseeds.Youcanaddasmanyplowedpatchestoyourfarmasyouwant,aslongasyouhavethemoneytoplowthem.Youcanalsochoosewhichseedstoplant,butthereareseveralthingsyoushouldtakeintoaccountwhenyoumakethesedecisions.
HowBigtoGetOfcourse,themorelandyouhavetoplanton,themoremoneyyou
llmakebyharvestingyourcrops.Thisdoesn
tmeanyoucankeepexpandingyourfarmindefinitelythough.Plowingandplantingaren
tfree.You
lljustbewastingtimeandmoneyifyouplowabunchoffieldsandthencan
taffordtobuyanyseedstoplantinthem.Therefore,youwanttoexpandalittlebitatatimesothatyou reabletofullytakeadvantageofallofyouravailableacreage.
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Thebestwaytomaximizeyourgrowthandplanningpotentialatfirstistoclear10morepatchesofland.Onceyouharvestthecropsthatwerereadyandwaitingforyou,you
llhavejustenoughmoneytoclearthatlandandplantonit.Thisway,you
llhavemorelandtogrowcropson,andyou
llbeabletoplantonallofitrightaway.
Youcan,ofcourse,clearmorelandrightaway.Ifyoudothatthough,youwon
thaveenoughmoneylefttoplantanycropsandalotofthelandwilljustsitempty.Youalsowon
tbeabletoplantonasmayclearparcelsoflandasyouwouldhaveifyoudidn
tclearsomanytobeginwith.Ascounterintuitiveasitmayseem,ifyouwanttogetabigfarmgoingfast,youhavetotakeitslow.
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FarmvilleSecretsWhattoPlantTheonlycropoptionsavailabletoyouatfirstwillbestrawberries,eggplant,wheat,andsoybeans.Eachofthesecropshasseveraldifferentcharacteristics,andsodifferentbenefits.Whichcropyoudecidetoplantwillhavealottodowithhowoftenyou
regoingtobecheckingonyourfarm,aswellashowquicklyyouwanttoadvanceinthegame.Youcanfindacompletebreakdownofeachcropanditsattributesattheendofthisguide,buthereareafewgeneraltipstohelpyouevaluateyouroptionsasyoubeginplaying.
HarvestingTimeOneofthemanyfactorstotakeintoaccountwhendecidingwhattoplantishowlongyouwillhavetowaittoharvestit.Strawberries,forexample,willbereadytoharvest4hoursafteryouplantthem.Ifyoudon
tgetbacktoharvestthemwithin8hoursthough,they
llwiltandyouwon
tbeabletomakeanymoneyoffofthem.
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FarmvilleSecretsYouwanttomakesureyou
renotgoingtobeplantingabunchofcropsthatwillwiltbeforeyoucanharvestthem.Forinstance,eggplantstake2daystogrow,soyoumaywanttoconsiderplantingtheseinsteadofstrawberriesifyou
renotgoingtobecheckingonyourfarmforawhile.Thatway,yougetthebestuseoutofyourlandandyougetabiggerpayoffattheendofthegrowingcycle.Cropsthattakelongertogrowalsogenerallysellformorecoinsatharvesttime.
ExperienceAnotherfactorthatwillcontributetoyourplantingdecisionisthatdifferentcropsyielddifferentbenefitsintermsofexperience.Cropsthattakeatleastadaytogrowwillgrantyou2experiencepointsforeachpatchoflandyouplantthemon.Mostcropstakeatleastthislongtogrowtomaturity,buttherearesome,likestrawberries,thatonlytakeafewhours.Thesewillonlygetyouoneexperiencepointperplotoflandplanted.Thefasteryouaccumulateexperiencepoints,thefasteryou
llmoveuptothenextlevel.
Thatdoesn
tmeanyouwanttoonlyplantthecropsthatgiveyou2experiencepointsthough.Ifyou
regoingtobeabletocheckbackonyourstrawberriesandplantmoreassoonastheoldonesarereadytobeharvested,youcanactuallygetmoreexperiencepointsinadaywiththesetypesofcrops.Italldependsonhowwellyoustayontopofyourplantingandharvestingcycles.
InvestmentReturn
Anotherfactortoconsiderwhenyou
redecidingwhattoplantwillbetherelationshipbetweenthecostoftheseedsandthepriceyougetforyourgoodswhenyouharvestthem.Inthiscontext,soybeansarethebestofthecropsyouhaveavailabletoyouatthestartofthegame.Theycostonly15coinstoplantperplotofland,butyoucansellyourharvestfor63coinsperplotofland.
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FarmvilleSecretsdo.Becausetherearesomanyfactorsthatgocaninfluenceyourdecisionaboutwhattoplant,youcanseethatthisisn
texactlyastraightforwarddecision.
DollarPerHourNotonlycanyouassesapotentialcrop
svaluebyhowmuchofareturnitbringsontheinitialinvestment,butyoucanalsoevaluateitsearningpotentialperhour.Forexample,strawberriestake4hourstomatureandsellfor35coinsperplotofland.Eggplants,ontheotherhand,take48hourstomatureandsellfor88coinsperplotofland.
Thisgivesthestrawberriesacoinperhourrateof8.75,asopposedtotheeggplant
s1.83.Whatallofthisreallymeansisthatyourdecisionaboutwhatcropstoplantwillhavetotakeintoaccounthowoftenyouwanttocheckbackonyourfarm,howquicklyyouwanttolevelup,andhowquicklyyouwanttobeabletobuildupyourcashstores.
PuttingitAllTogetherSohowdoyoudecidewhattodofirstasyoustarttoworkonyourfarm?Well,yourfirstpriorityneedstobegettingsomecashinthebank.I drecommendplowinganareathat
s4plotsby4plotsandplantingstrawberriesontheentireareafirst,assumingyoullbeabletocheckbackonyourfarminabout4hours.Youshouldhavejustenoughcoinstocompletethistask.Youalsowon
thavetowaittoolongbeforeyoucanharvestyourcropandstartagain.
Strawberriesdon
tgiveyouthebestreturnonyourinvestment,buttheydogiveyouenoughsothatyou
llbewayaheadbythetimeyouharvestthem.Atthispoint,you llbeabletobranchoutintosomeothertypesofcrops.Soybeansarethebestonetooptfornextthough.Untilyoucanadvanceandunlocksomemorecrops,thesewillgiveyouthebestreturnonyourinvestment.Theyalsoonlytakeadaytomature,soyou
llbeabletoreplantquicklyandbuildupyourexperiencepointsfast.
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FarmvilleSecretsThissamebasictheorywillapplyasyouadvancethroughthegameandunlockmoretypesofcrops.Whiletakingthecharacteristicsandbenefitsofeachcropintoconsiderationisimportant,it
salsoveryimportanttoberealisticabouthowoftenyou
llbeabletocheckbackonyourfarm.Youcanmakethebestplantingdecisionspossible,butifyoudon
tgetbacktoharvestyourplantsintime,allthatcarefulplantingwillgotowaste.
KeepingTrackAsyourfarmgetsbiggerandyouplantmoreandmoredifferentkindsofcrops,youmaystarttolosetrackofwhatisplantedwhereandwhenitwillbereadyforharvest.Thisiseasytodo,butyoucanhelpyourselfbyfollowingafewsimpleguidelinesforplantingandorganization.
First,it
sagoodideatoplantinblocks.Thismeansthatyou
llhaveasymmetricalsectionforeachtypeofcrop.It
smucheasiertokeeptrackofcropsinvariousstagesofgrowthifthey
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FarmvilleSecretstogetherandnotwindingallovertheplaceandaroundeachother.Forexample,youmaywanttoplanta3by3sectionofeggplants,adjacenttoa3by3sectionofsoybeans,andcontinueonlikethat.
It
salsoagoodideanottoplantthesametypeofcropattwodifferenttimes.That
sbecauseit
sveryeasytoforgetaboutoneofthemandnotgobacktoharvestuntilthelateroneisready.Bythenyoumayhavealreadylostyourfirstcrop.Plantingallpumpkinsatonetime,andthenallsquashthenextwillmakeitmucheasierforyoutorememberwhatneedstobeharvestedwhen.
RateofRotThisisespeciallyimportanttokeepinmindwhenyou
replantingcropsthatmaturequickly.Thewindowforharvestinganycropisthesameasthelengthoftimeittakesthatcroptogrow.Thismeansthatpumpkins,sincetheytake8hourstomature,willstarttorot8hoursafterthey
rereadyforharvest.You
llhavetomakesureyougetbacktoyourfarmwithin16hoursofplantingyourpumpkinsthen,inordertokeepfromlosingthem.
Ifyouthinkyou renotgoingtobeabletocheckonyourfarmforawhile,youmaywanttoconsiderplantingcropslikeartichokes.Thesewilltake4daystomature,butyou
llhaveanadditional4daystoharvestthem.Thisisagoodwaytokeepyourfarmactiveifyou
regoingtobeawayforawhile.It
salsoagoodthingtokeepinmindsothatyouknowwhatkindofwindowyouhavetogetbac
ktoyourfarmbeforeyoufirstcropwillstarttowither.
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FarmvilleSecretsBuildingUpOnceyoustarttogetahandleonyourplantingandharvestingcycles,youcanbeginexploringalloftheotheroptionsFarmVillehastooffer.Asyouadvanceinlevelsandbuildupyourcoinstash,you
llbeabletobuymoreandmoreitemsfordecoratingandenhancingthevalueofyourfarm.Someoftheseareworthwhileinvestments,althoughmanyarejustfuntoplaywith.
That
swhatmakesthisgamesogreat,really.Itallowsyoutoplayatyourownpaceandturnyourfarmintoexactlywhatyouwantittobe.Youcanaddstructures,fences,animals,trees,vehicles,andmanyothertypesofdecorationstoyourfarmtogiveityourownpersonaltouch.Thatway,whenyou
refriendscometovisit,they
llbeabletoseewhatamagnificentfarmeryouare.
Animals
Thefirstanimalyou
llbeabletobuyisachicken,followedafewlevelslaterbyacow,andthenfinallyasheep.Youmaybeabletoacquiresomeanimalsbeforeyou
reabletobuythemthoughbecauseyouwillalwaysbeabletoreceivethemasgifts.Youcanaskyourfriendstogiveyousomeanimals,ortheymayjustdoitallontheirown.Therearesomeanimalstoo,likehorsesforinstance,thatyoucanonlyreceiveasgifts.
Animalsaredifferentfromcropsinseveralways.Firstofall,theycostalotandtheirproductssellforverylittle.Forexample,acowwillcostyou400co
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FarmvilleSecretsfromthemilkyousell.Ofcourse,youdon
thavetobuyanewcoweverytimeyoumilkone.They
lltakedayorsotobereadyforyoutomilkagain,andyou
llgetanother6coinsoutofthedeal.
Itcantakeawhiletomakeaprofitoffofyouranimals,buteventuallyyouwill.It
salsojustfuntohavethemaround,andyoucandomorethanjustmilkthem.Theyliketogoforwalksandareveryhappywhentheygetattentionfromyou.Youcanalsosellthemifyou
rereallystrappedforcash.Youwon
tgetwhatyoupaidforthem,butyou
llgetenoughtohelpyououtinapinch.Andifyouacquiredthemasagifttobeginwith,thensellingthemjustgetsyousomefreemoney.
Youalsogainexperiencefrombuyinganimalsandfromsellingthemilk,eggs,orwooltheyproduce.Thisisanothergoodreasontoinvestinsomeanimalsifyouwanttolevelupfast.Youdohavetobecarefultopenthemthough.Otherwisethey
llwanderoffandyou
lltakealossonyourinvestment.Onceinawhile,astrayanimalwillwanderontoyourfarm,andyou
llbeabletohelpthemfindanewhome.
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FarmvilleSecretsTrees
Treesworkessentiallythesamewayanimalsdo(althoughtheycan
twanderaway).Theycostalotandeachindividualharvestoffruitdoesn
tsellforverymuch.Butovertime,theydopayforthemselvesbecausetheystartgrowinganewcropeverytimeyouharvesttheoldone.Plus,they
rejustaniceadditiontoyourfarm.
Therearemanydifferentkindsoftreesyoucanbuyorreceiveasgifts,andeachofthemhasadifferenttypeoffruitanddifferentcharacteristics.Theytakedifferentlengthsoftimetomature,butyouwon
tlosethefruitifyoudon
tharvestitinacertainamountoftime.Dependingonyourpreference,youcanleavethefruittheretolookprettyuntilyoureallyneedsomecash,oryoucansellitassoonasit
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FarmvilleSecretsYoucanalsoselltreesjustasyoucanfarmanimals.Theydon
tfetchagreatprice,butit
sstillagoodoptiontohaveifyousuddenlyfindyourselfshortoncash.Onceyouplantatree,youdon
thavetoleaveitinthatspotforever.Thisisanothernicefeaturebecauseitmeansthatasyourfarmgrows,youcanadapt.
Ifyoufindthatyouneedthespotatreeisinforsomethingelse,youcansimplyrelocateit.Thisnotonlysavesyoufromhavingtosellatreeifit
sinthewayofchangesyouwanttomaketoyourfarm,butitalsomeansthatyoudon
thavetospendatonoftimedeliberatingaboutwheretoputeachtreeyoubuy.Justputitwhereyouthinkisbestatthemoment.Youcanalwayschangeitlater.
Decorations
Thereareliterallydozensofitemsyoucanbuytoaddyourownpersonaltouchtoyourfarm.Thesecanbeanythingfromouthouses,towhitewashfences,tobicycles.Theseitemsvaryconsiderablyinpriceandtheoptionsavailabletoyouwillincreaseasyoulevelup.You llgainsomemeasureofwww.FarmVilleSecrets.com
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FarmvilleSecretsexperiencepointsbypurchasinganyofthem,andtheydoalsohavesomeresalevalue.
Justaswiththetreesandanimals,youwon
tgetnearlywhatyoupaidforadecorativeitemwhenyousellit,butit
sagoodoptiontohavewhenyou
restrappedforcash.Mostlythough,theseitemsarefuntocollectandplacetogiveyourfarmsomecharacter.Youcanmovethemanytimeyouwanttoo,whichgivesyouendlesspossibilitiesforfarmlayoutsandlooks.
BuildingsItcantakeawhile,buteventuallyyou
llbereadytostartbuildingonyourfarm.Youcanchoosefrom30differentstructures,andtheydogetpricey.Buttheydeliveratonofexperience,sothey
reagoodwaytokeeplevelingupfastonceyoureachthehigherlevelsofthegame.Thesestructurescanbeassimpleasatoolshedorwell,orassubstantialasamanorhouse.
Eitherway,though,theyaddanicetouchtoyourfarm.Youwanttobecarefulandchoosethebuildingsthatofferthemostexperiencebenefitrelativetopricebecauseyouwillbespendingsomuchmoneyonthem.Youcanalsoselloffyourbuildingslateronifyoudon
tneedthemorifyouneedmoneyfast.Theyalsosellforsubstantiallylessthanyouboughtthemfor,butthat
sstillalotofcashinmostcases.
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FarmvilleSecretsVehicles
Onceyoureachlevel12youcanbuysomefarmvehiclestohelpyouwiththeworkloadonyourfarm.Youroptionsincludearedtractor,apinktractor,aharvester,andaseeder.Thesecangreatlyimprovetheefficiencyofyourfarm,butthisdoescomewithaprice.Thevehiclesthemselvesarenotexcessivelyexpensive,butyou
llonlybeabletousethemaslongasyouhavefuelforthem.
Thismeansthatyoucanwaitforthefueltofilluponitsown,oryoucanbuyfuelrefillsforyourvehicles.Andthesecanaddupfast.ThefuelrefillscanalsoonlybepurchasedwithFarmVillecash,notcoins,soyou
llneedtoconsiderifthisisthewayyouwanttospendthisvaluablecurrency.
It
suptoyoutodecidewhetherornotyouwanttoinvestinsomefarmvehicles.Tractorswillallowtoyouharvestat4timesthespeedsincetheycanplow4plotsoflandatatime.Youcancertainlygetthebenefitsofspeedierharvestingandseeding,butyou
llalsobepayingoutalotfortheconvenience.It
sbesttowaittobuytheseuntilyouhaveabigenoughfarmandincometosupportthem.Youcanalsoselltheseifyoudecideyoudon twanttokeeppayingfortheirfuel,butyouwon
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FarmvilleSecretsSaveorSpendOneofthegreatthingsaboutFarmVilleisthatit
salwaysuptoyouhowyouspendyourmoneyanduseyourland.Alloftheitemsthatyoucanbuywillgiveyousomebenefitintheformofexperiencepoints,soyouhavetodecidewhichoneswillhelpyouthemost.Youcanalsojustpicktheitemsyoulikebest.Afterall,it
syourfarmandyou
retheonewho
llbespendingthemostqualitytimethere.
Figuringoutwhatyouwanttobuycanbetrickythough.It
lltakeyouawhiletobuildupabigreservoirofcoinsandfarmcashifyouspendallofyourextramoneyaftereachharvest.It
sagoodideatoexaminealloftheitemsyou
llbeabletobuyandthenfigureouthowmuchyou
llhavetosaveuptobeabletopurchasethoseitems.Otherwise,you
llbestuckwithbuyingalotofthecheapitemsandyouwon
teverbeabletoaffordthelargerbuildingsanddecorations.
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FarmvilleSecretsCashAsyoustarttoplayFarmVille,you
llhavearelativelyeasytimeaccumulatingcoins.TheFarmVilledollarsareabithardertocomebythough.There
snoequivalencyeitheryoucan
tconvertyourcoinstocash.Youcanusecoinstobuymostoftheitemsinthemarket,buttherearesomeitemsthatyou
llneedcashtoget.
CoinsYouearncoinseverytimeyouharvestcrops,fruitfromtrees,orgoodsfromfarmanimals.You
llneedsomeofthesecoinstore-plowandre-plantyourfields,butaftereachharvestyoushouldhavesomeleftover.Youcanjustletyourcoinsaccumulateinyouraccount,oryoucanspendthemonavarietyofdiscretionaryitemsinthemarket.
Therearesomeotherwaysyou
llgetabonusintheformofcoins.You
lloccasionallygetamessagewhenyouloginthatyouwonarandomnumberofcoinsinthedailyraffle.Thesemessagesareprettyarbitrary,asaretheamountsyouwin,soyoucan
tcountonthemforconsistentincome.They
recertainlyanicebonusthough.
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You
llalsoearnasmallbonuseverytimeyouhelpoutoneofyourneighborswiththeirfarm.Ifoneofyourneighborshasn
tbeenabletogettotheirfarmforawhile,you
llreceiveamessagethattheycoulduseyourhelp.Acceptingthismessagewilltakeyoutotheirfarmwherethey
llaskforyourhelpwithchoreslikepullingweeds,rakingleaves,orchasingcrowsaway.
Youcanalsogoandvisityourneighbor
sfarmsonyourowntoseeiftheyneedanyhelpwhenyou
reshortoncash,butyoucanonlyhelpouteachneighboronceaday.Afterthat,youcanvisitallyouwant,buttherewontbeanymorechoresforyoutodo.
Thisisjustoneofthereasonsit
sgoodtohavealotofneighbors.Themoreneighborsyouhave,themorefarmsyoucanvisit,andthemorechoresyoucandoforcoinsandexperience.Afterall,thewww.FarmVilleSecrets.comPage21
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FarmvilleSecretsmoreaccessyouhavetocoins,themoreyou
llbeabletodoonyourownfarm.Onceyourunoutofmoney,youjusthavetowaitforyourcropstobereadytoharvest,oryou
llhavetofindadifferentwayofrefillingyourcoinstores.
FarmVilleCashFarmVillecashismuchtoughertocomebythancoinsare.Youget1FarmVilledollarforeverynewlevelyoureach,butittakesquiteawhiletoearnanysubstantialamountofcashthisway.FarmVillecashisn
tvitaltoyourabilitytoplaythegamethewaythatcoinsare,buttherearesomeitemsinthemarketthatyoucan
tgetwithoutit.
Someofthecash-onlyitemsinthemarketarerelativelycheapandyou
llhaveenoughFarmVillecashatthelowerlevelstoaffordthese.Ifyouspendyourcashinsmallamountsthiswaythough,you
llneverbeabletoaccumulateenoughtobuythebiggeritemsthatareavailablelateron.It
sbesttosaveyourFarmVillecashuntilyou
resureyouknowwhatyouwanttospenditon.
AddingCoinsandCashThereisanotheroptionforincreasingyouravailablecoinsandFarmVillecash.YoucanclickontheAddFarmCoinsandCashtabifyouwanttosupplementyourincomeabit.Inthissection,youcanpurchasecoinsorcashwithacreditcardorpaypalaccount.Youcangetalotforalittlehere,andyouhaveseveraloptionsasfarashowmuchyouwanttospend.
Ifyou
regoingtogothisroutethough,you
rebetteroffjustgoingforthelargestpackage.Itcosts$40,butyougetthemostforyourmoneythisway.Bettertojustgetallyou llneedatonceratherthangoingbackoftenforsmallpurchases.You
llwindupspendingmoreinthelongrunifyoubuysmallamountsofcoinsorcashmultipletimes.
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FarmvilleSecretswanttobuyanythingsubstantialwithFarmVillecash,you
llhavetosupplementyournaturalincome.IfyouwantaquickandeasywaytoinstantlyaddFarmVillecash,thisisprobablytheeasiestwaytogo.
SurveysPayingcashforFarmVilledollarsisn
ttheonlywaytogetthemthough.AtthebottomoftheAddFarmCoinsandCashpage,you
llseemultipleoptionsforsurveysandotheroffersthatpayoutFarmVillecash.Someofthemcostasmallamountofmoney,butmanyofthemarefree.ThisisreallythebestoptionforgettingextraFarmVillecash.It
seasyandyoudon
thavetoinvestanyrealmoneytokeepplayingthegame.
Thereareacoupleofdrawbackstothesurveysofcourse,butthesearerelativelyeasytodealwith.Anysurveyyoufilloutwillcauseyoutostartgettingabunchofpromotionalemails.Thisiscertainlyanuisance,butyoucanminimizeitbysimplysettingupanewemailaccountandusingthatoneforallyoursurveys.Thatwayyoucankeeptheunwantedemailsfromclutteringuptheinboxyouactuallyuse.
TherecanalsobeadelayintheFarmVillecashbeingpostedtoyouraccount.Sometimesyou
llgetitrightaway,butusuallyit
lltakeatleastadaytoshowup.There
snotmuchyoucandoaboutthis,butifyouplanaheaditreallyshouldn tbeaproblem.Juststartfillingoutthosesurveysearlyandyou llhavep
lentyofcashwhenyou
rereadytospendit.
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FarmvilleSecretsRibbons
Anotherwaytogetsomecoinbonusesistoearnoneofthemanyribbonsavailable.Thereareactually14categoriesofribbons,andeachcategoryhas4levels.YoullstartoutbyearningtheYellowribboninaparticularcategory.Asyouadvanceinthatcategory,youllprogresstotheWhite,Red,andfinallyBlueribbons.
Asyourperformanceandfarmingaccomplishmentsincrease,thehigherribbonsyouearnwillresultinbiggerandbiggerpayouts.Theseaccomplishmentsspanthespectrumoffarmactivity,soyoulllikelyearnsomeribbonswithoutevenmeaningto.
Itsagoodideatopayattentiontoyourribbonsthoughandwhatyouneedtodotoearnmoreofthem.Eachtimeyougetaribbon,yougetawardedasubstantialsumofcash,aswellasaheftychunkofexperiencepoints.Byclickingontheribboniconinthebottomrighthandcornerofyourscreen,youcanbringupalistoftheavailableribbonsandwhatyoupersonallyhavetodotoearnthenextone.Thegamekeepstrackofyourprogressineachindividualarea,soallyouhavetodoischeckbackfromtimetotimetoseewhichonesyoureclosetoachievingandwhatyouneedtodotogetthere.
Therequiredtasksmaybeassimpleasharvestfruitfrom8uniquetrees,orharves
t10uniquecrops.Whileneitherofthesetasksisparticularlyhardtoaccomplish,itcanplayaroleindeterminingwhatseedsyouplantandwhattreesyoubuy.Similarly,makingprogresstowardsearningribbonscanwww.FarmVilleSecrets.comPage24
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FarmvilleSecretsguideyourdecisionsonhowmanyofwhichtypeofanimaltokeepandhowmanybuildingstoputup.Theresaribbonforeachofthese,andsoifyouknowwhatyouhavetodotogettheribbon,youllcomeoutaheadeverytime.
SharingtheWealthEachtimeyoureawardedaribbon,youllbeaskedifyouwouldliketosharethewealth.Thisdoesntmeanthatyoulldivideupyourwinningsamongyourfriendsoranythinglikethat.Infact,itwontcostyouanythingatall.Itwill,however,makeitpossibleforyourfriendstogetabonusasaresultofyoursuccess.
Itsalwaysagoodthingtodothisbecauseitcostsyounothingandencouragesyourfriendstoreturnthefavor.YoudohavetopublishyouraccomplishmentonFacebookthoughforyourfriendstobeabletogetthebonus.Whileitmaynotbeagoodideatopublishnotificationeverytimeyouadvancetoanewlevel,itisdefinitelyworthdoingitwhenyougetaribbon.
Conversely,youllhavetobesureandpayattentiontothenotificationsyourfriendspostsothatyoudontmissoutonanybonusesyourself.Youdoactuallyhaveatimelimitforcollectingthesebonusestoo,somakesureyouscanyournewsfeedfortheappropriatenotificationseverytimeyoulogintoFacebook.CheckouttheResourceListsattheendofthisguideforthefulllistingsofribbons.
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FarmvilleSecretsNeighbors
Youcancertainlyworkyourownfarmandearnenoughtosupportyourselfnicely.Butifyouwanttobeabletoexpandyourfarm,you
llneedtohavesomeneighbors.Expansionismademucheasierandwillcostyoumuchlessintermsofcurrencythemoreneighborsyouhave.Ofcourse,sinceyou
replayingthisgameonasocialnetworkingsite,theeasiestthingtodoishitupyourfriends.
FindingNeighborsThere
snolimitonthenumberofneighborsyoucanadd,soit
sreallyuptoyoutodeterminehowmanyyouthinkyouwanttohave.Youcertainlydon
tneedtogooutandactivelyrecruityourfriendstoplaythegame.It
sverylikelysomeofthepeopleonyourfriendlistplayalready.YoucanfindoutwhobygoingtotheMyNeighborstabwhenyou
reonyourfarm.Fromthereit
sveryeasytosendaneighborrequesttoanyoneyouknowwho
salreadystartedworkingontheirfarm.
Ifyou
dliketoexpandbeyondthisthough,thegamedoesprovideaninvitationfunctionthatallowsyoutosendautomatedmessagestoanyoneonyourfriendlistaskingthemtoplayFarmVillewithyouandbeyourneighbor.Thisisagoodplacetostart,andit
sagoodideatoinviteeveryoneyouknow.Youmayverywellbesurprisedwhothemostenthusiasticfarmersturnouttobe.www.FarmVilleSecrets.com
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FarmvilleSecretsMakeitPersonalSendinganautomatedmessageiscertainlytheeasiestwaytoinviteallofyourfriends,butit
snotnecessarilythemosteffective.Ifyou
rereallyseriousaboutrecruitingasmanyneighborsaspossible,you
llwanttosendamorepersonalmessagetothepeopleyouknow.Todothis,simplyusetheprivatemessagefunctiononFacebooktosendapersonalinvitationtoeachofyourfriends.
Youcanusethesamemessageforeveryone,butyou
llbesurprisedhowmanymorepeoplerespondtoamessagethatyouwroteyourself.Onceyourfriendshavesetuptheirownfarms,youcanaskthemtobeyourneighbor.There
snolimittothenumberofneighborsyoucanadd,andreally,there
snoreasonnottoaddasmanyasyoucan.They
llbringyouquiteafewbenefitsovertime.
ForumsIfyou
renotsatisfiedwiththeneighborcountyougetoffofyourfriendlist,thenextplaceyoushouldgoistotheFarmVilleForums.YoucanfindthesebyclickingontheForumlinkatthebottomofthepageyou
reonwhenyou
replayingthegame.Hereyou
llfindquiteafewgreatFarmVilleresources.OneoftheseisaforumcalledADDMEforpeoplewhoarelookingforneighbors.Thisisanexcellentplacetogotofindmoreneighborsandmeetpeoplewhoshareyourinterestinthegame.
Mostofthepeopleyou llfindontheseforumsareFarmVilleplayerslikeyouwh
oenjoyplayingandwanttobuilduptheirfarmasmuchaspossible.Becauseyouhavetoaddsomeoneasafriendinordertomakethemyourneighborthough,youshouldalwaysbecautious.Thebestwaytogoaboutthisistoonlyaddoneortwopeopleyoudon tknowatatime.
Thisisbecausesomeoftheprofilesyouwillcomeacrossthiswayarespam.Ifyouonlyaddafewatatime,you
llknowwhichprofiletoremovefromyourfriendlistifyoustartreceivingabunchofmeaninglessmessagesinyouinbox.Ifyou
veaddedabunchofstrangersatonce,itcanbenexttowww.FarmVilleSecrets.com
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FarmvilleSecretsimpossibletofigureoutwhichonetogetridof.
FarmVilleForumsaren
tjustgoodforhelpingyourfindnewneighborseither.They
realsoagreatplacetogotofindanswerstoanyquestionsyouhavewhileplayingthegame.Ortheycanbeagreatplacetojustsocializewithotherplayers,aswellasagoodsourceofinformationaboutupdatesandchangestogameplay.Evenifyouusethemonlysparingly,theseforumsareagreatresourcetokeepinmindwhenyouhaveproblemsorquestionsaboutFarmVille.
BenefitsofNeighborsOfcourse,youwon
tbereadytoexpandyourfarmforawhile,butthereareotherreasonsit
sgoodtohaveneighbors.Onesimpleoneisthatgoingandlookingatthewaysotherpeoplesetuptheirfarmscanhelpyougetideasaboutwhatyouwanttodowithyourownlittleplotofland.Sinceyourneighborswilllikelyallbeatdifferentstagesofgameplay,youcanlearnalotjustbylookingatwhatthey
vedone.
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FarmvilleSecretsThereareother,morepracticalreasonstowanttohavealotofneighborsaswell.Whenyou
reshortoncash,it
sgreattohavetheoptiontogoandhelpoutonyourneighbors
farmstoearnsomemoneyfast.Youcanhelpouteachofyourneighborsonceaday.Forthefirst20neighborsyouhelpinaday,you
llearn20coinsand5experiencepointseach.Onceyougetupover20,you
llonlybeearning5coinsand1experiencepointeach,butthatcanstilladduptoalotofcashifyoumakeahabitoutofit.
Havingalotofneighborsalsomeansgettingalotofgifts.Sendinggiftsdoesn
tcostyouanything,anditcanbeagreatwaytobuildupyourcollectionoffarmanimalsandtreesearlyinthegame.Themoregiftsyousendtoyourneighbors,themorethey
llbeinclinedtosendtoyou(assumingthey
regoodneighbors).
Themoreneighborsyouhave,then,themoregiftsyou
llget.Thisisreallythebestwaytogetaheadinthegamefast.Therearealsoquiteafewitemsthatyoucanonlygetifyoureceiveitasagift.Abouthalfoftheavailabletypesoftreescanonlybeacquiredthisway.Alsoseveralkindsofanimalslikehorses,pigs,rabbits,goats,andduckscanonlybegifted.Theycantbebought.
Plusit
sjustfuntobeabletoplaythisgamewithyourfriends.Itcanevenprovetobeagoodwaytoconnectwithsomeoneonyourfriendlistthatyoudon
tactuallytalktoallthatoften.Breakingtheicebytalkingaboutyourfarmso
rhelpingeachotheroutinthegameisagreatandeasywaytorekindleanoldfriendship.Youcanevenleavenotesforyourneighborsontheirfarmswhenyougotovisittoletthemknowhowgreatyouthinktheirfarmingiscomingalong.
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FarmvilleSecretsExpandingYourTerritoryOnceyou
vemadethemostoftheplotoflandyoustartedwith,youmaywanttospreadyourwingsabitandgetsomemorespacetoworkwith.Youcanexpandyourfarmincrementallyfromthe12X12plotthatyoustartwithupuntilyouhavea20X20Plantation.Youcan
tjustjumptothe20X20however.Youhavetobuytheplotsinorder.
ThismeansthatyourfirststepinexpandingyourfarmwillbeestablishingaHomestead.Thisisa14X14plot,whichwillgiveyouasignificantamountofaddedspacetoworkwith.You
llalsohavetohaveaHomesteadbeforeyoucantakethenextexpansionstepandbuya16X16FamilyFarm.Atthispoint,the20X20Plantationisthelargestplotoflandavailable,butatsomepointinthefutureyouwillbeabletoexpandtoa22X22BigOlePlantation,andevena24X24MightyPlantation.
Thereasonsforwantingtoexpandyourfarmareprettystraightforward.You
lleventuallymaxoutyourearningcapabilityonyouroriginalplotofland.Ifyouwanttokeepmovingupandbuildingyourbusiness,you
llneedmorespacetoworkwith.There
sreallynodownsidetoexpandingaslongasyou
refinanciallystableenoughtohandlethelargerspace.
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FarmvilleSecretsDecidingtoExpandandWeighingtheCostExpandingbeforeyou
rereadycanmakeithardtomaintainapositivecashflow.Youwanttomakesureyou
llhaveatleast10,000coinsinthebankafteryoupurchaseyourlandexpansioninordertobesureyou
reuptothetaskofmanagingalargerfarm.
Onceyoudecideyou
rereadytoexpandthough,you
llneedtobeabletopayfortheextraland.Thereareactuallytwowaysyoucandothis,butneitherofthemisparticularlycheap.Ifyouhaveenoughneighbors,youcanpayincoins.Ifyoudon
thaveasmanyneighborsasisrequiredfortheplotoflandyouwanttobuy,you
llhavetopayinFarmVillecash.
Forexample,the14X14Homesteadcanbeboughtfor10,000coinsaslongasyouhaveatleast8neighborstohelpyouwithconstruction.Ifyoudon
thavethatmanyneighbors,youcanalsobuytheHomesteadfor$20inFarmVillecash.Sincethecoinsaresomucheasiertocomebythanthecash,you
llbewisetotryandrecruitthosefewextraneighborssoyoucanpayincoins.
Youmaythinkthat$20FarmVillecashisn tthatmuchinthegrandschemeofthings.You
llneed$20moreeachtimeyouwanttoexpandthough.Soifyouwanttoexpandfast,youeitherhavetohavealotofFarmVilledollarsonhandoryou
llhavetoseekoutsomenewneighbors.Eventhelargestplotoflandcurrentlyavailableonlyrequiresthatyouhave16neighbors.
Thisisn
taparticularlylargenumberwhenyouthinkaboutit,anditwillsaveyoualotofmoneyinthelongrunifyoujustgooutandrecruitsomefriendstohelpyou.Itreallyisn tashardasitmightseemtogetpeopletobeyourneighborseitherbecausetheydon
tactuallyhavetodoanythingtohelpyou.Alltheyhavetodoisopentheapplicationandsetuptheircharacter.Afterthat,theyneverhavetocomebacktotheirfarmagain.Onceyourfriendsknowthis,theymaybemoreinclinedtohelpyouout.
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FarmvilleSecretsConclusionOneofthebestthingsaboutFarmVilleisthatitdoesntmatterifyoureveryinvolvedinitandloginallthetime,orifyoujustfeellikedoingsomeoccasionalhoeingandseeding.Itsstillagreatwaytospendsometimeandcatchupwithfellowfarmers.Chancesarethough,onceyoustartfarming,youllhaveahardtimeresistingtheurgetocheckonyourfarmasoftenaspossible.
TheendlesspossibilitiesforrearrangingandbuildingonyourfarmmakeFarmVilleaveryengaginggametoplay.Youcancheckoutthenewstructuresanddecorationsyoullwanttobuildonyourfarm,andthenworkyourlanduntilyouhaveenoughmoneytopayforthem.Justremembertoplanaheadandyoulldojustfine.
SuccessinFarmVilleisreallymostlytheresultofcommonsense.Youneedtobesuretoalwaysweightyouroptionsandspendyourmoneywisely.Thatwayyoullbeabletoaffordthethingsyoureallywantlateron.Andremembertoalwaysbegoodtoyourneighbors.Thebenefitstheygiveyouareimmeasurable.YoucansucceedinFarmVillewithoutneighbors,butitsinfinitelyhardertoaccomplishthethingsyouwanttoquickly.
ThisguideisdesignedtobeagoodresourcethatcanhelpyoumakewisedecisionsabouthowtospendyourmoneyandtimeinFarmVille.ItsalwaysagoodideatocheckouttheforumsandstayuptodateonanynewchangesordevelopmentsinthegamebecauseitsstillinBeta.Ihavenodoubtthatonceyougetyourhandsintothatsoilonceortwice,youllbehookedonFarmVilleforalongtime.
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FarmvilleSecretsResourceLists
CropListSeedsStrawberryEggplantWheatSoybeansSquashPumpkinsArtichokesRiceRaspberriesCottonBellPeppersPeppersAloeVeraPineappleBlueberriesWatermelonGrapesTomatoPotatoes
Cost10coins25coins35coins15coins40coins30coins70coins45coins20coins75coins75coins70coins50coins95coins50coins
Maturity4hours2days3days1day2days8hours4days12hours2hours3days2days1day6hours2days4hours
Experience1Experience2Experience2Experience2Experience2Experience1Experience2Experience1Experience0Experience2Experience2Experience2Experience1Experience2Experience1Experience2Experience2Experience1Experience2ExperiencePage33
SellFor
35coins88coins115coins63coins121coins68coins119coins96coins46coins117coins108coins162coins85coins242coins91coins348coins270coins173coins345coins
Profit/Hour6.31.31.12.01.74.80.54.313.00.60.73.85.83.110.32.37.79.12.9
130coins4days85coins1day
100coins8hours135coins3days
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FarmvilleSecretsCarrotsCoffeeCornSunflowersCabbageBlackberriesGreenTeaRedWheatSugarCanePeasYellowMelonOnionsBroccoliAsparagus110coins12hours120coins16hours150coins3days135coins1day140coins2days75coins4hours1Experience1Experience2Experience2Experience2Experience1Experience1Experience2Experience1Experience3Experience2Experience1Experience4Experience2Experience200coins243coins380coins315coins388coins117coins191coins449coins239coins381coins528coins268coins473coins357coins7.57.73.27.55.210.58.63.79.38.03.48.25.78.6
105coins10hours180coins3days165coins8hours190coins1day205coins4days170coins12hours200coins2days220coins16hours
Itsgoodtoplanyourplantingaroundyourschedulesothatyoullknowwhenyoucangetbacktocheckonyourfarmandharvestyourcrops.Ultimately,peaswillbethebestcroptoplant,butitlltakeyouawhiletoreachahighenoughleveltobeabletoplantthem.Almosteverynewlevelyoureachwillunlockonemoretypeofseedforyoutotry.Thisdoesntmeanthenewseedisnecessarilybetterthanwhatyouwerealreadyplantingthough,soyoullhavetoreevaluateyouroptionseachtimeyoudecidetore-plant.
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FarmvilleSecretsBestSeedsinEarningsPerWeekAssumingCropsareHarvestedAtMaximumEfficiencyTheseearningstakeintoaccountthecostofploughing(15coins),thisisveryimportantsincecropswithshorterharvestingtimesmustbeploughedmoretimesgivingmanyplayersaninvisiblecost.Alsorememberthateverytimeyouploughyoualsogainmoreexperience,sodonotbemisleadwithcropssuchasraspberrywhichgivenoexp,becausetheyendupgivingyouthesameexpas4hrcropswhentheexperiencegainedfromploughingisalsotakenintoconsideration.1.Tomato2.Sunflowers3.Blueberries4.Coffee5.Carrot6.Raspberry7.Broccoli8.RedWheat9.YellowMelon10.RedBellPeppers11.Rice12.Corn13.Pineapple14.Potatoes15.Strawberries16.Watermelon17.YellowBellPeppers18.Cotton19.SoyBeans20.Squash21.Artichokes22.Eggplant23.Wheatwww.FarmVilleSecrets.com1218coins/week1155coins/week1092coins/week1080coins/week1050coins/week924coins/week903coins/week592coins/week539coins/week539coins/week504coins/week501.7coins/week462coins/week455coins/week420coins/week355.25coins/week324coins/week273coins/week231coins/week231coins/week208.25coins/week168coins/week151.67coins/weekPage35
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FarmvilleSecretsOfcourse,thisisnottheonlyattributeeachofthesecropspossesses.Youllhavetotakeintoaccounthowmuchyouspendontheseedsforeachofthem,aswellashowsoonyoullbeabletogetbacktoharvestthembeforeyoucandecidewhichisthebestforyoutoplantatanygivenpointintime.
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FarmvilleSecretsTreesTreeAcaiCherryAppleOrangePlumPeachLemonLimeFigAvocadoApricotGrapefruitBananaPassionFruitPomegranateDateOliveCostExperienceMaturity2days2days3days4days3days4days3days5days3days3days4days3days3days5days5days3days4daysProfit158coins18coins28coins40coins30coins47coins41coins75coins33coins37coins56coins50coins56coins93coins108coins69coins112coinsResale47coins11coins16coins21coins17coins25coins23coins37coins18coins21coins30coins23coins32coins46coins53coins40coinsN/A
$27FarmVille0Experience225coins325coins425coins350coins500coins475coins750coinsGiftGiftGiftGiftGiftGiftGiftGiftGift5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience7Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience0Experience
Treesaregreattohavearound,notonlybecausetheycreateanothercashflow,butbecausetheygiveyourfarmalotofcolorandcharacter.Ifyouregoingtobefocusingonacquiringtreesandharvestingthemregularly,youmaywanttokeepeachtypeinitsownsection.Thiswayitwillbeeasiertokeeptrackofwhichoneswillbereadytoharvestandwhen.Ofcourse,youcanalsochoosetospreadthemaroundandmixthemuptogetthemostoutoftheirdistinctivecolorsandappearances.www.FarmVilleSecrets.com
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FarmvilleSecretsAnimalsAnimalCowCost300coinsExperienceTimeSellforCost6coins8coins28coinsResale15coins20coins35coins
5Experience1day5Experience1day7Experience3days
Chicken400coinsSheep700coins
Thereareseveralotheranimalsyoucanacquireforyourfarm,buttheycanonlybereceivedasgifts.Pigs,rabbits,ducks,horses,andgoatscanroundoutyourlivestockfamiliesnicelyifyoucanpersuadeyourfriendstogivethemtoyou.Youcanalsoadoptstrayanimalsthatwanderontoyourfriendsfarms.Thisevenincludestheoccasionalblacksheep.Itsagoodideatostayallofyouranimalsunlesstheyrepennedinthough.Otherwise,theymaywindupwanderingawaythemselves.
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FarmvilleSecretsDecorationsDecorationCostExperience5Experience50Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience5Experience10Experience10Experience5Experience6Experience20Experience30Experience6Experience40ExperienceResaleCost15coins250coins5coins6coins7coins7coins7coins10coins20coins25coins50coins50coins25coins30coins100coins150coins30coins200coins
WhitewashFence300coinsSmallPondHayBaleBarrelCrateWhiteStoolBrownStoolMailboxButterChurnWoodPileWagonPicnicTableStoneMailboxWheelbarrowCoveredWagonHayWagonHedgeBarrelWagon5,000coins100coins125coins150coins150coins150coins200coins400coins500coins1,000coins1,000coins500coins600coins2,000coins3,000coins600coins4,000coins
Thisisactuallyarathersmallselectionoftheavailabledecorationsyoucanusetobeautifyyourfarm.Theyallfollowthesamepatternofcosttoexperienceandresalevaluethough,whichmeansthatnooneitemisaparticularlybetterinvestmentthantheothers.Youjusthavetochoosetheitemsthatyoulikethebestandthatyoufeelgiveyourfarmthelookyouwereafter.www.FarmVilleSecrets.comPage39
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FarmvilleSecretsSomedecorationswillbelockeduntilyoureachthehigherlevelsofthegame,butmanywillbeopentoyoufromthebeginning.TherearealsoquiteafewdecorationsthatcanonlybepurchasedwithFarmVilledollars.Itsagoodideatolookthroughtheavailableitemsinthemarketfromtimetotimeandpickoutthecashonlyitemsthatyoureinterestedin.Thatway,youllbeabletosaveupforthethingsyoureallywantandavoidsplurgingonsomethingelseyoudontreallyneed.
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FarmvilleSecretsRibbonsLocalCelebrityToearnthisribbon,youhavetoacquireasmanyneighborsasyoucan.TogettheYellowribbon,forexample,youneedtohave4neighbors.Youllneedtogetupto50toearntheBlue.
GoodSamaritanYoucangetthisribbonbydoingasmanychoresaspossibleforyourneighborsontheirfarms.Sinceyoucanonlyhelpeachneighboronceaday,itwilltakeyouawhiletogetthisribbonifyoudonthavealotofneighbors.Youhavetodo50choresfortheYellowribbon,andyouwontgettheBlueuntilyouvehelpedyourneighbors1500times.Bettergettowork!
HighRollerTogetthisribbon,allyouneedtodoisearnmoney.Sincethatswhatyouretryingtodoanyway,thisshouldntbetoodifficult.YoullstartoutwiththeYellowribbononceyouvemade50,000coins.TogettheBlueribbon,youhavetoreach1millioncoins.(Thisisovertheentiretimeyouvebeenplayingthegame.Youdonthavetohaveitinthebankallatonce.)
APrettyPennyYougettheseribbonsbyspendingthathardearnedcurrency.Again,thisissomethingyoullbedoingnaturallyasyouplaythegame,soyoudonthavetofocustoomuchonit.YoullgetyourYellowribbonwhenyouvespent50,000coins,andyourBlueribbonwillcomeatthe1.5millioncoinmark.
CreamoftheCropThisribbonisarewardforharvestingmassiveamountsofcrop
s.Ofcourse,youllearnalloftheseribbonseventuallythroughnormalgameplayaswell.Butifyouwanttoacquiretheseribbonsfaster,youcaninvestsometimeinplantingandharvestingRaspberriesoverandoveragain.Sincethesecropsgrowsofast,youllmakeittoyourBlueribboninnotime.
KnockonWoodYouearntheseribbonsbyharvestingfruitfromyourtrees.Themoretreesyouharvest,themoreribbonsyoullget.Itdoesntmatterwhatkindsoftreestheyaretheycanevenbeallthesame.Youjusthavetoremembertokeepharvestingthemassoonastheyrereadyandyoullbeallset.www.FarmVilleSecrets.com
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FarmvilleSecretsZoologistTheseribbonsarerewardedasaresultofcollectinggoodsfromanimals.Themoreanimalsyouhaveonyourfarm,theeasieritwillbetogettheseribbons.Justlikewiththetrees,dontforgettocollectfromyouranimalsassoonastheyreready,andyoullhavenoproblemsbringinghometheseribbons.
ArchitectAsthenamesuggests,youearntheseribbonsforputtingupbuildingsonyourfarm.Themorebuildingsyoucansetup,themoreArchitectribbonsyoullbetakinghome.
PackRatAllyouhavetodotoearntheseribbonsisdecorateyourfarm.Ofcourse,youllbelimitedtoacertaindegreebylackofemptyspace,butjustkeepsqueezingthesmalldecorationsonthereandyoullbecollectingtheseribbonsinnotime.
AnimalShelterTheseribbonsarearewardforyourkindnesstolostanimals.Whenyourfriendsfindstrayanimalsontheirfarm,youllhaveachancetohelpthemoutbyadoptingtheanimals.Ofcourse,thisneverhurtsyoutodobecauseitllmeanmoregoodsforyoutosell,andyoullearnribbonsasyougowhichisntsobadeither.
GreenThumbThisribbonisawardedasaresultofyourgrowingacertainnumberofdifferentcrops.Themorevarietyyouhaveonyourfarm,thequickeryoullbeabletocollecttheseribbons.
TreeHuggerYougetthisribbonbyharvestingmultipledifferentkindsoftrees.ThatmakesitalittledifferentfromtheKnockonWoodribbonbecauseyouareabletoearnthatonebyharvestingfruitfromonekindoftreeexclusively.YoullhavetohavejustabouteverytypeoftreeonyourfarminordertogettotheBlueribboninthiscategory.
NoahsArkYouearntheseribbonsbycollectingproductsfromasmanydifferenttypesofanimalsasyoucan.YoullbeabletogettheYellowribbononyourown,butafterthat,youllneedsomefriendstosendyoutheanimalsthatcanonlybegifted.OtherwiseyoullneverbeabletodiversifyenoughtogettotheRedorBlueribbonsinthiscategory.
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FarmvilleSecretsNotSpoiled,Gifted!Itmightnotbefairtosayyouearntheseribbons.Reallyitsyourfriendswhodoallthework.TheseribbonsarearewardforhavingacertainnumberofuniqueitemsinyourGiftBox.Themoredifferenttypesofgiftsyoureceive,themoreribbonsyoullearn.
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FarmvilleSecretsLevelsandTitlesLevel1:0-30ExperiencepointsFieldHandYoucanbuyseedsforStrawberries,Eggplants,Wheat,andSoybeans.YoucanbuyAppletrees,Cherrytrees,andOrangetrees.YoucanbuyCows,aBarn,andaHayBale.
Level2:KinderFarmer3060ExperiencepointsThereisnothingadditionalavailableonthislevel.
Level3:AmateurFarmer6090ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyBarrelsandgiveFigtreesasgifts.
Level4:AbleFarmer90200ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyChickensandsendthemasgifts.YoucanbuyRestTentsandCrates.
Level5:HandyFarmer200350ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforPumpkins.YoucanbuyWhiteStoolsandBrownStools.YoucansendAvocadotreesasgifts.
Level6:NimbleFarmer350550ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforArtichokes.YoucanbuyMailboxes.www.FarmVilleSecrets.com
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FarmvilleSecretsLevel7:SavvyFarmer550800ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforRice.YoucanbuySheep,aButterChurn,andaWell.YoucansendSheepasagift.
Level8:FancyFarmer8001300ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforRaspberries.YoucansendApricottreesasgifts.
Level9:SophisticatedFarmer13001800ExperiencepointsYoucanbuytheseedsforCotton.YoucanbuyaWagonandaBike.
Level10:SplendidFarmer18002300ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyLimetrees.YoucanbuyaPicnicSet,aWoodFence,andaFruitStand.YoucansendPigsasgifts.
Level11:FarmingMagician23002800ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforBellPeppers.YoucansendGrapefruittreesasgifts.YoucanbuyaStoneMailbox.
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FarmvilleSecretsYoucanbuyseedsforPeppers.YoucanbuyaWheelbarrow,aTractor,oraPinkTractor.YoucansendRabbitsasgifts.
Level13:JollyRancher33003900ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyaGrainSilo.YoucanbuyaPinkFenceandaWoodBench.YoucanbuyaHarvester.
Level14:ProduceProfessional39004500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforAloeVera.YoucansendBananatreesasgifts.YoucanbuyaBlack,Blue,orGreenFence.YoucanbuyaSeeder.
Level15:ProfessorofAgriculture45005500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforPineapples.YoucanbuyCoveredWagonsandaWorkshop.YoucansendDucksasgifts.
Level16:HotShotFarmer55006500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyaLilRedWagon.
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FarmvilleSecretsYoucanbuyaBBQ.
Level18:SuperGrower75008500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforWatermelons.YoucanbuyHayWagons.YoucansendGoatsasgifts.
Level19:ProfessionalPlower85009500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforGrapes.YoucanbuyaCottage,aBlackCottage,oraPinkCottage.YoucanbuyaHedgeandaBirdHouse.
Level20:GreenGiant950011500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforTomatoes.YoucanbuyBarrelWagonsandaHedgeArch.
Level21:RockstarFarmer1150013500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforPotatoes.YoucansendHorsesasgifts.YoucanbuyaLawnmowerandaSandbox.
Level22:BarnyardBehemoth1350015500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforCarrots.YoucanbuyWindmills,aWagonWheel,andanAxeandBlock.
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FarmvilleSecrets1550017500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforCoffee.YoucanbuyaWaterPump.
Level24:CreamoftheCrop1750020500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforCorn.YoucanbuyaLogCabinandaTelephonePole.
Level25:SensationalSower2050025000ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforSunflowers.YoucanbuyaHedgeGateandaLightPost.
Level26:SultanofSoil2500030000ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyaFarmHouse.
Level27:ThrilloftheTill3000035000ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforCabbage.YoucanbuyanIronBench.
Level28:MasterofPasture35000-40000ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforGreenTea.
Level29:SensationofthePlantation4000046000ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforBlackberries.
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FarmvilleSecretsLevel30:LordofthePlow46000+ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforRedWheat.YoucanbuyaGreenhouse.
LevelingLightSpeedHereisatrickonlyafewpeopleknowaboutFarmvillebutcanhelpyourfarmgrowimmensely.BeforeIrevealthesecretyoumustunderstandafewthingsaboutwhylevelingfastisgood:
1.Thefasteryoulevel,themoreaccessyougettohigherendcrops,youwillnoticeifyouscrolluptoearningsperweekofeachcrop(page35),manyofthecropswiththehighestearningsareonlyobtainableatthehighestlevels.2.Itisalsoimportanttonotice,thatmanyofthehighestearningcropsalsohaveverygenerousharvestingtimes,takesunflowersforinstance,whichonlyneedtobeharvestedandploughedonceperdayandcomparethemwithraspberries,whichneedtobeharvestedandreplantedevery2hours.Notonlydothesunflowersgiveyoumorecoinsperhour,youarealsodoingonly1/12oftheworkcomparedwithraspberries.Thisisveryimportantsinceitwillmakeyourschedulemuchmoreflexible,andsaveyouhugechunksoftime.ThisiswhyIadvocatelevelingasfastaspossibletillyoucanreachacropthatearnsgoodexp/weekbutatthesametimehasalongharvestingtimesoyoucanrelax.3.CosmeticPurposesIfyoureplayingFarmvilletoimpressyourfriendsandmakeyourfarmgrandandbeautiful,youwanttomakesureyouhaveaccesstoallthethingsFarmvillehastooffer.Youwouldntwanttobestuckwithtonsofcoinsbutunabletobuythatvilla
justbecauseyourelevelislow.4.HigherLevel=Moreland=MoreCrops=FasterLeveling=MoreCoins/MoreFreetimeAsyouprogressthroughoutFarmvilletheplotoflandavailabletoyoualsoincreases.Thismeansyoucanplantmorecrops,earnmorecoins,earnmoreexperience,andsaveyoutime!Whatagamebreaker!
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FarmvilleSecretsTheSecrettoLevelingFaster
IfyouhaveplayedFarmvilleforquitesometimeyouhaveprobablycomeintoasituationwhereyourfarmreallyisntlevelingasfastasyouwouldlike,andareslowlystockpilingthousandsandthousandsofcoins.WheneverIcheckthroughmyfriendsFarmvillesandseethishappeningIwillalwaystakethetimetogivethemsomefriendlyadvice.Basically,ifthereisahugestockpileofgoldthatisntbeingspentthereshouldonlybeonereason.Thisisonlydonewhenaplayerissavingforsomethingexpensivesuchasthemilliondollarvilla.
Tobeputsimply,ifyouhaveloadsofmoneyinthebank,andyourenotsavingforsomething,itsbeingwasted!Ifthisisyou,thefollowingtrickwillreallybringyourfarmtonewheights:
1.Calculatetheamountofcoinsneededtoplantandploughyourdesiredcrops.Thisamountshouldbekeptwithyouatalltimesincaseyourcurrentcropswiltandyoureceivenoincomefromharvestingthem.IfyouareVERYSURE(EXTRASTRESSONTHISPOINT)thatyouwillbeabletoharvestyourcropsintime.2.ToCalculatetheamountofcoinsyouwillneed,firstfindoutthesizeofyourfarm(eg14x14),nextchoosewhatcropyouwillbeplantingnext(egTomatoes).Theformulaforcalculatinghowmuchwillneedis:
(Priceofcrop+15PloughFee)XTotalAreaofFarm
Usinga14x14Farmwithtomatoesasanexample:
(100+15)X(14X14)=115X196=22540
3.SpendallyourremainingcoinsonbuyingHayBale(locatedunderthedecorationstabinthemarket),at100coinsperpiecetheywillgiveyou5experiencepointsandcanbesoldfor5coins,thereforegivingyou5experiencefor95coins.
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Justimagineyouhave100,000coinssittingtheredoingnothing.Thismeansyouwillgainaninstant5000+experience!Forsomepeoplethismayevenbesufficienttogainalevel.Youshoulddothiswheneveryouhavesparecashtolevelinthefastestpossiblewaywithoneexception.Thisoccurswhenyouhavetheopportunitytoincreasethesizeofyourfarmplot.Ifyounoticeyouaremakingsizeableamountsofmoneythatwillcontributetoexpandingyourfarminthenearfuture,byallmeanssaveuptoexpandyourland!Remember,moreland=morecrops=morecoins=moreexperience!
StarCropsAsyouprogressthroughthegame,thecropsyouwillplantandharvestwillchange.Listedbelowaresomerecommendedcropswhichyoushouldalwaystrytoplantdependingonyourtimeschedule.
Levels1-5:CanHarvestevery4hours:StrawberriesCanHarvestevery8hours:SoyBeanCanHarvestonceperDay:Squash
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FarmvilleSecretsCanHarvestevery2hours:RaspberryCanHarvestevery8hours:Rice(thisisbetterthanplantingstrawberriesforcoinsbutwillnetyoulessexperience)CanHarvestonceperDay:Cotton
Levels17-24:CanHarvestevery4hours:Blueberries(ChangetoTomatoesatlevel20)CanHarvestevery8hours:TomatoesCanHarvestonceperDay:RedBellPeppers
Levels25+CanHarvestevery4hours:TomatoesCanHarvestevery8hours:TomatoesCanHarvestonceperDay:Sunflowers
BestCropsbyHarvestingTimeBelowisalistofthebestcropstobeplantedfordifferenttimeframes.Beverycautiouswiththislist,andcrossreferenceitwiththeoneonpage35.Sincethelistprovidesthebestcroptoplantfordifferentharvestingtimes,itdoesnttakeintoaccounttheefficiencyofcropsofothertimes.Therefore,youcouldbebetteroffplantingacropwithalongerharvestingtime,ratherthanashorterone.Usethislistonspecialoccasionswhenyouknowyouonlyhaveaverysmallwindowoftimewhereyoucanploughandharvest.
BestCropsbyHarvestingtimeBest2hourcrop:RaspberriesBest4hourcrop:BlueberriesBest8hourcrop:TomatoBest12hourcrop:CarrotBest1daycrop(24hour)crop:SunflowersBest2
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FarmvilleSecretsBest3daycrop(72hour)crop:RedWheatBest4daycrop(96hour)crop:YellowMelon
SampleCropRotationsDependingonScheduleandLevel(Assuming8HoursofSleep)StartingLevels:LotsofTime:Afterwakingup,plantstrawberriesuntilitstimetosleep,thelasttimeyouharvestbeforeyousleepplantpumpkins.LittleTime:Plantpumpkinsfulltime.
LowLevels:Lotsoftime:PlantRaspberrieslikecrazyonceyouwakeup,harvestthemevery2hoursuntilyousleep.Beforeyouturninforthenightplantpumpkins.LittleTime:Stillplantpumpkinsfulltime.
MediumLevels(Atlevel17):LotsofTime:Useyourwholedaytoplantblueberries,beforeyousleep,choosetoplanteitherpumpkinsorricedependingonyourschedule.LittleTime:PlantRice,trytomanageyourtimesothatyoucanplantittwiceperday.
HigherLevels(20+)LotsofTime:Atthispointplantingtomatoesisthemostefficientcropforyoutoplanteventhoughitonlyneedstobeharvestedevery8hours.LittleTime:Tomatoesmightbeanoptionforyou,ifnotplantcoffee/carrots/sunflowers.
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