Farming

From MyFarm Wiki

Your cursor will reveal a lot about the application when you click on squares. It can tell you the time till harvest, the type of crop you have planted and/or whether or not there is even a crop in that square.

If you should have financial difficulties, you will receive $200 myFarm Cash free each day you log in. The money will appear on which ever server is active when you log into the game.

Your myFarm window & buttons

This is a basic farm, see below this image for an explanation of what each button does.

If you hover your mouse over the bottom section of the GUI (Graphic User Interface), it will slide down and be hidden from view. Just hover your mouse over the little part left on the screen, and the whole GUI will move back into place.

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	To navigate your farm, use the arrows in the center of the bottom GUI. You can also click and hold on a grass plot and drag your window to move about.
File:zoom-02.gif	Use this button to zoom your farm in and out.
File:resize-02.gif	To go into full screen, click the resize button. Click on it again to leave full screen. *Note: This is high on processor usage and not all PC's can handle it.
	Click on the PLOW button in order to plow or clear a plot. You need to PLOW to plant crops, if you want to change back to grass you CLEAR. Click here to view instructions on how to use the tractor to plow.
	Future feature.
	When crops are ready to harvest, click on the HARVEST button, then click on the crop you want to harvest. When you are finished harvesting, click the HARVEST button again to put the harvester away. Click here to view instructions on how to use the combine to harvest. After harvesting your crops, you PLOW to plant a new crop, or CLEAR to change it back to grass. It is NOT necessary to clear first then plow if you want to just plant new crops. Please note: you do not use the HARVEST button to harvest your trees, just click on the tree and if it is ready to harvest a harvest option will pop up.
	This is where you can buy Crops to plant and Fences.
	This is where you find the gifts (trees & animals) your friends send you, and this is where you find the items you purchase in the Cash Shop.
	Click this button to change the name of your farm
	Click SNAPSHOT in order to put a picture of your farm in the TABS section of your Facebook profile. This does not show up as a picture on your profile page.
	Click HELP for an onscreen tutorial
	Click this button to switch servers to have more than one farm. The letter that is showing (A,B,C,D or E) is the server you are currently logged into.
	This shows you how much Farm Cash you have on hand
	Click this to see your farm
	Click this to see a list of your friends' farms
	Click this to send gifts to your friends
	Click here to go into the Cash Shop to purchase items such as trees, animals & buildings. Items purchased in the Cash Shop are shown as "Gifts From the King"
	Click this to view the Game Guide
	Click this for information about myFarm application

How do I make money?

You will plant and raise crops, harvest them, and sell them. You will also plant fruit (and in the future, nut) trees, harvest, and sell the fruit.

How long do crops take to grow?

Crops are timed by the hour and by day. Generally speaking, the quickest crops are 20 hours (1 day), but others may be 44 (2 days) or 68 (3 days) and so forth. The first crop day is only 20 hours. Each time you buy seeds from the store, you will be able to see the amount of time those seeds take to mature. You then have the same number of 24 hour days until the crops go to waste.

How do I sell my crops?

For now, they are automatically sold as you harvest them.

Which crops make the most money?

That is something you will have to figure out. Some crops have a higher return on your investment and some will make more money per plot. You can go to the discussion board where you may find more information about this.

I plowed some land but it says it isn't plowed. What happened?

You may have already planted crops in the square(s). Many crops have very tiny seeds, so it is hard to tell that anything was planted. Look as closely as you can at the square/plot. To check, -- make sure there is nothing (like a gift, etc.) on your mouse cursor, then click the square and see what it says about that square.

I plowed my crop under by accident and didn't make any money!

You have the option of waiting 24 hours until you are given the free $200 in myFarm Cash to help you out, or you can obtain some myFarm Cash in the Cash Shop.