Most Efficient Cattle Pastures

Each cattle requires a pasture area of 20

The table after the page break summarizes the number of cattle based on the length and width of the pasture. Keep in mind that you need at least 10 cattle to split the grouping. As you will see in the table, a one herdsman pasture is not large enough to split cattle. You must use a larger size.

Most Efficient Sheep Pastures

Each sheep requires a pasture area of 16 

The table after the page break summarizes the number of sheep based on the length and width of the pasture. Keep in mind that you need at least 10 sheep to split the grouping.

Most Efficient Chicken Pastures

Each chicken requires a pasture area of 6

The table after the page break summarizes the number of chickens based on the length and width of the pasture. Keep in mind that you need at least 10 chickens to split the grouping.

List of Acquired Seeds and Livestock

Although you start off with a couple of seeds to plant fields, you'll need to buy the rest of the seeds from a Trader. In all there are eight types of trees, eight types of crops and three types of livestock.

Seeds for Orchards
Apple, Cherry, Chestnut, Peach, Pear, Pecan, Plum, Walnut

Seeds for Fields 
Beans, Cabbage, Corn, Pepper, Potato, Pumpkin, Squash, Wheat

Livestock for Pastures
Cattle, Chickens, Sheep

All of the seeds cost 2500.

Efficient Farming Layouts

by Jamie Ramsey of the Banished Nation Guild:

The Pasture/Orchard Rectangle

This efficient Banished farming layout has:

2 - 20 x 20 Pastures (2 workers for each pasture, 4 total)

2 - 10 x 14 Orchards (2 workers for each orchard, 4 total)

4 - Houses (room for 8 workers)

The Field Square

This layout has:

6 - 8 x 14 fields (2 workers for each field, 12 total) 

6 - Houses (12 workers total)

Each field is 8 by 14 and each house in the center faces a single 2 person field. This allows for maximum efficiency!