@williamflattener: totally reasonable assessment. It takes a while to become hyper efficient at most tasks, and it never really feels like the well-oiled factory that other games offer. It seems (to me, at least... I could be wrong) that it would be impossible to make your farm excel in all of the different revenue streams. Instead, it seems like you have to specialize and forgo heavy investment in some of the possibilities.
Leveling up even encourages you to make these mutually exclusive decisions. For instance, hitting level 5 in farming prompts you with an either or choice between better crop value or better livestock value.
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