Crop Production
Efficient Farmhouse Workload
Matching field size and distance to farmer capacity helps keep planting and harvesting organized as a farm grows.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Efficient Farmhouse Workload
A staffed farmhouse beside its assigned irrigated fields, with separate coverage for distant crop zones where practical.
Before you go
- A compatible staffed farmhouse with Plant Crops available.
- Suitable irrigated crop blocks in its work area.
- A second farmhouse if a distant field needs a separate local crew.
- Storage and paths reachable by farmers and haulers.
Farming steps
- Place the farmhouse near the largest practical share of the intended field.
- Mark crops only on suitable blocks inside its displayed work area.
- Observe which blocks are planted and harvested, and check the farmhouse output buffer.
- If a remote plot remains poorly serviced, place a second compatible farmhouse closer to that plot.
- Assign the remote plot to the nearer work area and verify its crop marks and water status.
- Ensure each farmhouse’s harvest can reach storage and any required processor.
- Reassess coverage after changing field size, paths, or district boundaries.
- Use displayed work areas to plan assignments instead of stretching one crew across the whole district.
- Keep ingredient crops near their Grills, Gristmills, or Bakeries where the layout allows.
Repeat, collect and use
Revisit field assignments as the colony expands: check planting and harvest activity, split distant plots when useful, and keep each output route working.
Common mistakes
- Expanding one field beyond practical farmhouse coverage: check marked blocks and crew activity before adding area.
- Adding a second farmhouse without giving it a useful nearby plot: place it to cover the distant zone and route its harvest.
- Ignoring water when diagnosing slow field work: confirm the blocks remain irrigated as well as in range.
When to stop or switch
Stop splitting fields once each crew can service its assigned blocks and output reaches storage; consolidate or reassign if a farmhouse has little useful work.
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