Corn Field

Introduction
Corn is an important crop as it can be eaten by people straight from the field without any processing: 1 corn satisfies 1 HP (Hunger Point). Corn can also be fed to animals to maintain their health and productivity.

Corn is most productive during Summer (which occurs from June 15 - August 31 every year)

Requirements
Corn Fields are available to level 1 players and above.

You may chose a Corn field when initially leveling from level 0 to level 1 in the Level Scribe's Office (Version 2: Viceregal Office) or you may change an existing field to a Corn field at any time [ My Property > My First/Second field ]. Please note that if you change your field you will need to pay 50f and you will lose everything you were working on that field.

It is highly recommended you check with your local Mentor or Mayor to find out what type of field your town needs the most to avoid overproduction. Their recommendation will show when you are with the Level Scribe.

Growing Cycle
The growing cycle of a corn field is 8 days long.
 * Day 1: Rest
 * Day 2: Sow
 * Days 3-7: Growing
 * Day 8: Harvest

On sowing and harvesting days, you can either hire help to do or you can work the field yourself. Hiring help costs money. If you hire a peasant, you have a chance to get a worker point. If you end up hiring another player, you will always get a worker point.

If you have the money to hire a worker for the day and decide to do so, you can view the details of the last 10 job contracts under Town Jobs [ Town > Town Jobs ] to help you in selecting a competitive wage for the job. If you choose to work the field yourself, then you will be unable to do any other jobs that day that require a daily action. If no action is taken on these days your crop will not progress.

A bag of corn must be in your storage box [ My Property > My Storage Box ] to seed your field. This bag may come be bought off the market or kept from a previous cycle. If a bag of corn is not placed in your storage box prior to sowing (Day 2), your field will not be planted! If no action is taken on these days your field will not progress.

A healthy corn field may yield up to 30 corn during Winter and up to 24 at other times of the year depending upon field health. Starting with Version 3, you may also lose part of your crop from animals looking for a tasty treat. Add a Scarecrow to help drive them away by selecting Add Scarecrow (and having one in your storage box). A Scarecrow also gives +1 Opulence.

Selling Your Crop
Successfully harvested crops will appear in your storage box [ My Property > My Storage Box ]. The Corn can be moved to your Inventory and then placed on the market at your desired price if you are in town.

If you are out of town, you must have a Steward to be able to sell crops on your home market. You can purchase a Steward from the town market. Your steward can sell from your storage box.

Don't forget that you'll need a bag of corn for the next cycle!

Quick Reference
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