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22Oct/0928

Industrial Farming Comes to FarmVille

9233_509749557514_187300143_30389060_3327548_nThat's right! Now you can load your precious white, pink, and brown cows into a special building that will, with one click, harvest all their milk. I guess, like women who work together for a long time, it gets all their cycles synchronized to milk at once. This is to be the first of many functional buildings. I suspect the next will be for chickens and another possibly for the piggies? At least it doesn't run on the single fuel tank that powers all of your farm.

FarmVille has also expanded their line of flowers to include Tulips, Lilies, Lavender, and Roses in addition to the Sunflowers. So now you can turn your farm into a tulip wonderland. Now all we need are the wooden clogs and windmills. I've updated my FarmVille profits spreadsheet to include the new crops. It's available hosted on Google Docs or after the break.
The most up to date post is available here!

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namelvlcosthoursdayssalereplowprofitprofithrxpxphrxpphrtypem1m2m3m_dcgjs_d415a
Limited------------------------------Fixed Errors in Mastery
Pinto Bean126560.261101530510.170.33Fruit750150022504500for Double Mastery Weekend!
Goji Berry115160.71261596620.130.19Fruit80160250490FarmVille Profitability Spreadsheet
Standard------------------------------Designed by Matt Blank
Strawberry11040.173515102.510.250.5Fruit500100037505250http://www.mattblank.org/blog/
Eggplant1254628815481.0420.040.065Fruit2004006001200Updated: 2 September 2010
Wheat135120.5211515655.4210.080.17Grain500100015003000Chart showing profitability of crops from least to most:
Soybeans1152316315331.4320.080.13Veg3006009001800
Peanuts120160.77815432.6910.060.13Fruit2755508251650
Squash44046212115661.4320.040.065Veg2004006001200Trees
Lilac435100.427515252.510.10.2Flower45090013502700&
Pumpkin53080.336815232.8810.130.252Veg500100015003000Animals
Spinach635140.61951560420.140.21Veg3006009001800
Artichoke670924204151191.2920.020.032Veg125250375750
Rice745120.52961536310.080.167Grain40040020002800
Raspberry82020.084615115.5000.5Fruit1500300045009000
Daffodils86046213515601.320.040.065Flower2004006001200
Cotton975693207151171.720.030.043Veg150300450900
Cranberries1055100.429815282.810.10.2Fruit45065029004000
Chickpea1080200.87210151155.7520.10.15Veg40080012002400
Bell Pepper1175462198151082.3520.040.065Fruit3502704551075
Rhubarb1165160.715015704.3810.060.13Veg48096014402880
Pepper127023116215773.3520.080.13Fruit42585012752550
Morning Glory1360120.521231548410.080.167Flower500100015003000
Aloe Vera145060.258515203.3310.170.333Veg800160024004800
Pineapples1595462242151322.8720.040.065Veg4253255501300
Red Tulips15752311591569320.080.13Flower500100015003000
Pattypan Squash1665160.671601580510.060.125Veg35070010502100
Blueberry175040.179115266.510.250.5Fruit1000200030006000
Watermelon18130924348152032.2120.020.032Fruit150300450900
Grapes1985231270151707.3920.080.13Fruit42585012752550
Tomatoes2010080.3317315587.2510.130.25Fruit750150022504500
Pink Roses20120462254151192.5920.040.065Flower4503385901378
Potatoes21135693345151952.8320.030.043Veg150300450900
Rye21140200.87290151356.7520.10.2Grain900180027005400
Carrots22110120.5220015756.2510.080.167Veg500100015003000
Coffee23120160.67243151086.7510.060.125Veg35070010502100
Corn24150693380152153.1220.030.043Grain2004006001200
Sunflowers25135231315151657.1720.080.13Flower575115017253450
Ghost Chili268060.2513615416.8310.170.333Fruit12002400900012600
Cabbage27140462388152335.0720.040.065Veg5003756651540
Zucchini27120160.722015855.3120.130.19Veg550110016503300
Green Tea28105100.4219115717.110.10.2Veg750150022504500
White Grapes29245120.52360151008.3320.170.25Fruit1200240036007200
Blackberries297540.1711715276.7510.250.5Fruit1200240036007200
Red Wheat30180693449152543.6820.030.043Grain2505007501500
Lavender30160462384152094.5420.040.065Flower4503385901378
Sugar Cane3116580.3323915597.3810.130.25Veg13001300840011000
Peas32190231381151767.6530.130.174Veg600120018003600
Yellow Melon33205924528153083.3520.020.033Fruit150300450900
Onion34170120.5227515907.510.080.167Veg82582541255775
Broccoli35200462473152585.6120.040.065Veg550110016503300
Lilies35195231369151596.9120.080.13Flower500100015003000
Acorn Squash36175100.4225815686.810.10.2Veg1000200030006000
Asparagus37220160.67357151227.6320.130.187Veg82582541255775
Purple Poppies3820080.3323815232.8810.130.25Flower750150022504500
Elderberry39195120.522701560520.170.25Fruit82582541255775
Purple Pod Peas4021023130015753.2630.130.17Veg525105015753150
Ginger42170180.78320151357.520.110.17NA650130019503900
Cucumber43290231450151456.320.090.13Veg820164024604920
Iris45400231520151054.5720.090.13Flower600120018003600
Basil48300100.4240015858.510.10.2NA1200240036007200
Lemon Balm5023060.2629015457.510.170.33NA22004400660013200
Oats5322580.3531015708.7510.130.25Grain18503700555011100
Posole Corn54280120.5237015756.2510.080.17Grain1500300045009000
Heirloom Carrot57110120.5221015857.0810.080.17Veg1400280042008400
Bamboo60420160.7550151157.1920.130.19NA1200240036007200
Carnival Squash6335580.3543515658.1310.130.25Veg20004000600012000
Saffron64365100.434501570710.10.2Flower1500300045009000
Clover7032540.173681528710.250.5Flower25005000750015000
Amaranth76220160.7350151157.1920.130.26Grain1200240036007200
White Roses80620231777151426.1730.130.26Flower900180027005400
Forget-Me-Not90725180.78900151608.8920.110.17Flower1100220033006600
Historic↓Trees↓Animals↓

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  1. Awesome work Matt!!! Thanks for sharing.

  2. Wow! Thanks Matt! Just one thing. For Peach Trees, there’s a minus sign missing from the “ProfitHour” column. Great work!

  3. What happened to the peas and asparagus? The last version of the graph had them reversed. Did FV change the prices on them, or was there an error in calculation the first time around?

    • Hi There-
      I actually updated this chart as someone informed me that the days in FV are actually 23 hours long, not 24 like I had previously calculated. This changed some of the positions of the crops in the overall ranking.

  4. Matt, I found your information to be very helpful! Thank you so much! And Im also looking to find a spread to the crop mastery thats been updated with the flowers in it as well. Do you have anything like that worked out? Or could you direct me somewhere?
    Much appreciated!

  5. broccoli has 4 xp??? isn’t only 2?

    pls include also other trees like pomegranate, passion fruit tree, grapefruit tree, avocado, apricot, etc.

  6. Hi! You have a wonderful blog here and excellent calculations on crops.
    Would you like to exchange the blog link with mine at http://master-farmville.blogspot.com/
    Best Regards

  7. I appreciate your efforts in providing the farmville community with this ridiculously useful information. With much gratitude, thank you. :D Oh. And good job with the quick fix up on the 23/24 hour calculations.

  8. matt, there are some new seeds added..

  9. You rather sort this really great chart firt by – “hours” and then by – “profit”..

  10. Thank you very much sharing this wonderful chart. I wanted to let you know (if you don’t already) that the number of cranberries needed for level 2 mastery is 650.

  11. Nice Chart, but your data about the trees is wrong, you can’t use the same formula you used at seeds. Here are the correct values for hour income:
    Lemon Tree 0.019675925
    Lime Tree 0.056818184
    Yellow Maple Tree 0.040064104
    Cherry Tree 0.014423077
    Apple Tree 0.012731481
    Orange Tree 0.014204546
    Plum Tree 0.011574074
    Peach Tree 0.016098484

  12. Wow, nice post Matt. This chart is a real time saver. I will have to tell my blog subscribers about this one.

  13. Thanks a lot for the work… this really helps!

  14. how do you fv cash so i can get a bigger farm. right now i have planted watermelon. I can not get fv cash. I would like to move on. Oh well if i can’t then i guess i will quit playing fv until i can figure it out. i love the game.

  15. raspberry have no experance

  16. Unless FV changed it, there is a glitch in the mastery levels for ARTICHOKES!!! the first is 200, but the second and third are 50 and 70 respectively, apparently they forgot the second zero… so if you do an entire field of 320 or so squares, you will get the mastery sign for artichokes…. i did.

  17. Hey Matt,

    Very nice chart, but I have a question about it. Are you sure that things like Cotton, Sugar Cane, and Aloe Vera actually classify as vegetables?

    I’m just curious because in the market, if you click on say “vegetables” so you only see vegetables, Aloe Vera doesn’t show up. Same for with Cotton and Sugar Cane. In fact, they show up under no specified tab… they only show up under “All.”

  18. @Donna

    I don’t think it’s a glitch. I think it’s just the pattern for crops that take a longer period of time.

    Wheat (3 day) is 200, 100, 75
    Squash (2 day) is 200, 150, 270
    Watermelon (4 day) is 410, 100, 130…

    I’m too lazy to go and do the math for all of the crops, but I think they set it so that it would take roughly the same amount of time to master each crop assuming a “perfect” farmer.

    For example, if you could do raspberries every 2 hours with a full farm it would take about 3.5 days (84 hours) to master raspberries (but this is actually higher because you can’t be a “perfect” farmer because of harvest, plow, plant time). Artichokes planted once would take about 4 days (92 hours because of the farmville 23 hour day).

    There are special cases like watermelon and yellow melon which are 4 days and you can’t do it all in a single planting, but you could do a full planting of each and a third planting of 50% each and master both in 12 (farmville) days (276 hours). Since that’s two masteries, on average it’s 138 hours per melon which is 5.75 (real) days.

    So I think that’s about how it works… 4-6 days of (relatively) “perfect” planting for each crop. The later level crops tend to be on the longerend, and a few take much longer… (blackberries for example would take roughly 8-9 real days).

  19. @Matt

    Maybe that could be your next set of tedious calculations is what I was talking about in comment 24.

    Assuming an almost full farm for planting crops (say 450 as opposed to the 484 possible in a 22×22 farm because people tend to have buildings and stuff), figure out how many “full” plantings and how many days it would take to master each crop.

  20. Great visual with the graph above. Thanks for posting!

  21. I think you are good writer, keep us posting


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