New Release -- June 7th, 2010

[CynthiaSue]

Here is a quote from the announcement:
"When you work for others to harvest crops, trees, flowers or to fish, in addition to the coins you get, the Mayor (not from the harvest of the employer) will compensate you with a share of the products"

So it is not suppose to be coming from the person doing the hiring. Didn't check myself to see if it was working like it was suppose to or not.

[~Tatiana~]

Originally Posted by CynthiaSue

Here is a quote from the announcement:
"When you work for others to harvest crops, trees, flowers or to fish, in addition to the coins you get, the Mayor (not from the harvest of the employer) will compensate you with a share of the products"

So it is not suppose to be coming from the person doing the hiring. Didn't check myself to see if it was working like it was suppose to or not.

Originally Posted by Lavenda

the 10% thing isn't very accurate. I have a 15 field area of grape tomatoes. Twice it has been harvested and the harvester has not received any, yet with my four cabbage fields they have received 2! I will be paying closer attention to harvesting, I need every harvest I can get so I am not really wanting to give it away just so I don't have to click so much.

Originally Posted by barbaraglnn

What is the incentive to hire someone to harvest if it takes away from my crops. I was doing all my own harvesting and thought I'd "share the wealth". Not sure I want to give away the bank. Please let me know if this is really true. Avid Level 90 player for over a year.

Looks like Raul made an update in the first post....

[Molly Mew]

Originally Posted by ~Tatiana~

Looks like Raul made an update in the first post....

Yes. He's now confirmed that the portion of harvest given to the hired harvester does NOT come from the hiring farmers share.. it's a free gift from the mayor.

[HelenJS22]

Originally Posted by Molly Mew

Yes. He's now confirmed that the portion of harvest given to the hired harvester does NOT come from the hiring farmers share.. it's a free gift from the mayor.

Ah Ha - so it must be nearing election time in Farm Town

[SueW170]

Originally Posted by Molly Mew

Yes. He's now confirmed that the portion of harvest given to the hired harvester does NOT come from the hiring farmers share.. it's a free gift from the mayor.

That's good, though of course some may consider it another "entitlement program"
Thanks, Molly for posting this clarification here about how this new feature works.

[Lavenda]

just done a closer study on the harvesting. Before hiring someone to harvest my wheat I had 15 wheat and 6 large wheat in my storage. After the harvest of 55 wheat fields, where six fields were "terminally harvesting" and my harvester received 6 wheat, I had 15 wheat and 55 large wheat in my storage. After refreshing I had 15 wheat and 61 wheat large in my storage. Same thing happened with the broccoli, what the harvester received didn't initially appear in my storage but it did after refresh (and from 56 broccoli fields they only got 2!). I am satisfied now that things are as they should be, as they were first stated in Rauls post and he has reconfirmed with an update to that post, it just takes a while for the whole harvest to appear in the farm owners storage.

[Abbie Dale]

Originally Posted by Lavenda

just done a closer study on the harvesting. Before hiring someone to harvest my wheat I had 15 wheat and 6 large wheat in my storage. After the harvest of 55 wheat fields, where six fields were "terminally harvesting" and my harvester received 6 wheat, I had 15 wheat and 55 large wheat in my storage. After refreshing I had 15 wheat and 61 wheat large in my storage. Same thing happened with the broccoli, what the harvester received didn't initially appear in my storage but it did after refresh (and from 56 broccoli fields they only got 2!). I am satisfied now that things are as they should be, as they were first stated in Rauls post and he has reconfirmed with an update to that post, it just takes a while for the whole harvest to appear in the farm owners storage.

Thanks Lavenda like you I did a better check on the harvesting & it is as you have expressed....the secret is in the re-loading

[Chili Bean]

Hi - I love many of the changes - addition in levels, ability to earn "cash" again, and new crops. Also, I like being able to hire people to fish. I have a problem - when I go to my facility and click on "Pending," it says things are 100% done when they aren't - it'll transfer them to my storage but won't sell them. They go right back to the facility or only a little bit is sold. What on earth is happening? Genie, Flying Pig & Danselin's Goat Farms & Assoc. Enterprises

[mabibra]

Hola, el juego me ha pasado del nivel 42 al 50, pude comprar mi 2 granja teniendo mas de 3.000.000 pero luego que la compre se me fue a -130 mi dinero. Cuando vendí mis cosechas y producciones no me reconoce el dinero ganado. No se que hacer!!! Auda por favor!!!

[DiannaBas]

When will we be able to grind our own coffee?? either of the mills could be used, or another tool/mill developed to grind coffee beans....it's getting REALLY old constantly having to bug your neighbors to send coffee grounds for ice cream!