Friday, February 28, 2014

Farming - The Ideal Crop Size

Ideal Field Sizes

Each farmer can handle a field grid up to 56 in area.

In the table below, I've calculated out the area of each field. The x and y axis represent the length of each side of the field. The number in the box represents the area provided. The colors represent the number of workers needed to maintain the field.   Given that each worker can maintain a field area up to 56 , some field sizes are more efficient than others. For instance, a field size of 6 x 10 (60) would require two workers. However since two workers are capable of maintaining an area up to 112, it would be an inefficient choice. You'd be much better off using an 8 x 14 (112).  For each of the four colors (green, blue, purple, pink) the boxes with the darker shades are less efficient and should be avoided. The boxes with lighter shades are the more efficent field sizes for the amount of workers.
Field Grid Efficiency
456789101112131415
4162024283236404448525660
52530354045505560657075
636424854606672788490
74956637077849198105
86472808896104112120
9819099108117126135
10100110120130140150
11121132143154165
12144156168180
13169182195
14196210
15225
1 Worker =  GreenDarker Colors = Less Efficient
2 Workers = BlueLighter Colors = More Efficient
3 Workers = PurpleRed = Ideal Sizes
4 Workers = Pink
Ideal Sizes
1 Worker: 7 x 8 / 4 x 14
2 Workers: 8 x 14
3 Workers: 12 x 14
4 Workers: 15 x 15

Ideal Orchard Sizes
Each farmer can handle an orchard grid up to 72 in area.

Orchard Grid Efficiency
456789101112131415
4162024283236404448525660
52530354045505560657075
636424854606672788490
74956637077849198105
86472808896104112120
9819099108117126135
10100110120130140150
11121132143154165
12144156168180
13169182195
14196210
15225
1 Worker = GreenDarker Colors = Less Efficient
2 Workers = BlueLighter Colors = More Efficient
3 Workers = PurpleRed = Ideal Sizes
Ideal Sizes
1 Worker: 8 x 9 / 6 x 12
2 Workers: 12 x 12
3 Workers: 15 x 15