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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

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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

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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

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You

llalsoearnasmallbonuseverytimeyouhelpoutoneofyourneighborswiththeirfarm.Ifoneofyourneighborshasn

tbeenabletogettotheirfarmforawhile,you

llreceiveamessagethattheycoulduseyourhelp.Acceptingthismessagewilltakeyoutotheirfarmwherethey

llaskforyourhelpwithchoreslikepullingweeds,rakingleaves,orchasingcrowsaway.

Youcanalsogoandvisityourneighbor

sfarmsonyourowntoseeiftheyneedanyhelpwhenyou

reshortoncash,butyoucanonlyhelpouteachneighboronceaday.Afterthat,youcanvisitallyouwant,buttherewontbeanymorechoresforyoutodo.

Thisisjustoneofthereasonsit

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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

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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

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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

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35coins88coins115coins63coins121coins68coins119coins96coins46coins117coins108coins162coins85coins242coins91coins348coins270coins173coins345coins

Profit/Hour6.31.31.12.01.74.80.54.313.00.60.73.85.83.110.32.37.79.12.9

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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.

Level17:SuperShoveler65007500ExperiencepointsYoucanbuyseedsforBlueberries.YoucansendPassionFruittreesasgifts.www.FarmVilleSecrets.comPage46


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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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