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Farming Recipes

Farming Recipes
Farming Recipes
Class Recipes
Type Crafting Menu Category
Skills -
Stations
Made In Hand, Any Surface
Recipes 74
Must Be Learned 6

Farming Recipes cover everything a farm does with its harvest after picking: drying, threshing, milling, seed saving, fibre work, leather work, garden sprays and butter. This menu turns raw crops, hides and milk into flour, seeds, thread, cloth, leather and oil.

The menu is tied to Agriculture, the farming skill, and every recipe in it is open at any skill level. Agriculture itself rises by harvesting crops the survivor has planted. What the menu gives is a full food and fibre economy. Grain becomes Flour for baking, seed crops become Vegetable Oil, and flax and wool become Thread for Tailoring. Hides become leather and Leather Strips. Most of the work happens at farm workstations that a survivor builds one by one.

Skills

Every recipe here is open at any skill level. A brand new character can dry herbs, thresh grain, collect seeds and spin thread on the first day, given the right station.

The skill that matters is Agriculture, and it grows from harvesting home-grown crops. At Agriculture level 6, the garden sprays and the scarecrow unlock by themselves.

Several stations ask for skill to build, even though using them is open to anyone. The fibre stations need Carpentry, with the Spinning Wheel asking for level 5. The Stone Quern and Stone Mill need Masonry level 1.

The Farmer occupation starts with four levels of Agriculture. The Gardener trait adds one.

The recipes by the skill level they ask for.

Skill Level Recipes
None - 74

Learning

Almost every recipe in the menu is known from the start. The Make Flies Cure recipes, Make Aphids Cure, Make Mildew Cure and Make Scarecrow must be learned first.

All six unlock by themselves at Agriculture level 6. The Farmer occupation and the Gardener trait start with all six known.

Magazines teach them too. Kentucky Farmer - May 1993 teaches the aphid and fly sprays. Kentucky Farmer - June 1993 teaches the mildew spray. The Farmers Guide teaches the scarecrow.

These magazines, books, traits and occupations teach recipes from this category that have to be learned.

Name Image Type Recipes Spawn ID
Farmer - Occupation 6 -
Gardener - Trait 6 -
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - May 1993 Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - May 1993 Magazine 4 /additem Base.FarmingMag2
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - June 1993 Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - June 1993 Magazine 1 /additem Base.FarmingMag1
Magazine: The Farmers Guide Magazine: The Farmers Guide Magazine 1 /additem Base.FarmingMag4

Materials

Crops are the main input. Grain sheaves, corn, flax, hemp, tobacco, sunflowers, herbs and garden vegetables all pass through the menu.

Animals supply the rest. Cow's Milk and Sheep's Milk go into butter and the mildew spray. Raw Wool goes to the Spinning Wheel. Hides go through fleshing, tanning and drying to become leather.

Few tools are needed. A knife, scissors or tweezers handle seed collecting, shredding tobacco and cutting leather. A fleshing tool works hides at the Softening Beam. Each tool is kept.

The garden sprays need an Empty Gardening Spray Can and water. The fly spray adds tobacco or cigarettes, the aphid spray adds Rubbing Alcohol, and the mildew spray uses milk.

The materials these recipes use up most often.

Material Image Recipes Spawn ID
Empty Gardening Spray Can Empty Gardening Spray Can 5 /additem Base.GardeningSprayEmpty
Corn (Dried) Corn (Dried) 4 /additem Base.CornSeed
1 L Water Bottle - 4 /additem Base.WaterBottle
Wheat Seeds or similar Wheat Seeds 2 /additem Base.WheatSeed
Raw Wool Raw Wool 2 /additem Base.WoolRaw
Thread Thread 2 /additem Base.Thread
5 L Bottle - 1 /additem Base.JuiceCranberry
Poppy Pods (Dried) Poppy Pods (Dried) 1 /additem Base.PoppyPodsDried
Bell Pepper or similar Bell Pepper 1 /additem Base.BellPepper
Sunflower Head (Dried) Sunflower Head (Dried) 1 /additem Base.SunflowerHeadDried
Large Leather (Crude) Large Leather (Crude) 1 /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Large_Tan
Medium Leather (Crude) Medium Leather (Crude) 1 /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Medium_Tan

The tools they ask for most often. A tool comes back after the craft.

Tool Image Recipes Spawn ID
Large Knife Large Knife 3 /additem Base.LargeKnife
Fleshing Tool Fleshing Tool 2 /additem Base.Fleshing_Tool
Tweezers Tweezers 1 /additem Base.Tweezers
Oil Press Oil Press 1 /additem Base.OilPress
Stone Block Stone Block 1 /additem Base.StoneBlock
Cheese Cloth Cheese Cloth 1 /additem Base.CheeseCloth
Short Bat Short Bat 1 /additem Base.ShortBat
Bread Knife Bread Knife 1 /additem Base.BreadKnife
Scissors Scissors 1 /additem Base.Scissors

Stations

Most recipes run at a farm station. The Small Plant Drying Rack dries herbs, and the Large Plant Drying Rack dries grain, corn, flax, hemp, sunflowers and tobacco. The Stone Quern grinds flour, and the Stone Mill also makes Seed Paste. The Ripple Comb, Scutching Board and Heckle Comb clean flax, and the Spinning Wheel and Loom make thread and cloth.

Leather uses the Softening Beam, the Tannin Barrel and the leather drying racks. The Hand-Operated Press makes oil, and the Butter Churn makes butter.

Seed work, threshing and the sprays are done in hand. Cutting leather and shredding tobacco need a flat surface.

The workstations these recipes run at.

Station Image Recipes
Simple Small Plant Drying Rack Simple Small Plant Drying Rack 25
Small Plant Drying Rack Small Plant Drying Rack 25
Large Plant Drying Rack Large Plant Drying Rack 8
Simple Large Plant Drying Rack Simple Large Plant Drying Rack 8
Stone Mill Stone Mill 8
Loom Loom 3
Simple Loom Simple Loom 3
Spinning Wheel Spinning Wheel 3
Stone Quern Stone Quern 3
Softening Beam Softening Beam 2
Churn Bucket Churn Bucket 1
Hand Operated Press Hand Operated Press 1
Heckle Comb Heckle Comb 1
Large Drying Rack Large Drying Rack 1
Medium Drying Rack Medium Drying Rack 1
Ripple Comb Ripple Comb 1
Scutching Board Scutching Board 1
Small Drying Rack Small Drying Rack 1
Tannin Barrel Tannin Barrel 1

Recipes

Grain comes first for many farms. Dry Wheat, Dry Barley or Dry Rye on the large rack, then use Thresh Grain to get seeds. Grind Flour or Mill Flour turns those seeds into Flour. Dry Corn leads to Grind Cornmeal and Grind Cornflour.

Seed saving keeps the farm going. Collect Seeds takes seeds from vegetables such as Tomato and Pumpkin. Collect Sunflower Seeds and Collect Poppy Seeds use dried heads and pods. Put 5 Seeds in Packet and Open Seed Packet store and unpack them.

Fibre follows a long chain. Dry Flax, Ripple Flax, Scutch Fibre, Heckle Flax and Spin Thread from Flax lead to Weave Cloth or Weave Cheesecloth. Hemp goes from Scutch Fibre straight to Weave Burlap.

Leather runs from Remove Fur or Remove Flesh to Tan Leather, then Dry Large Leather and its smaller versions. Cut Up Large Leather turns the result into Leather Strips.

Oil comes from Mill Seeds or Mill Sunflower Seeds, then Press Oil. Churn Butter turns milk into Butter. Shred Tobacco makes a Pouch of Tobacco.

Every recipe in the Farming menu is listed with what it makes, what it uses up, the tools it hands back, the skill it asks for and where it is made. A "Yes" under Learned means the recipe has to be learned first. Each tab holds one kind of thing made.

Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned Spawn ID
Butter Butter Churn Butter 5 L Bottle - None Churn Bucket No /additem Base.Butter
Poppy Seeds Poppy Seeds Collect Poppy Seeds 1x Poppy Pods (Dried) - None In Hand No /additem Base.PoppySeed
10x Sunflower Seeds Sunflower Seeds Collect Sunflower Seeds 1x Sunflower Head (Dried) - None In Hand No /additem Base.SunflowerSeeds
Cornflour Cornflour Grind Cornflour 20x Corn (Dried) - None Stone Quern or better No /additem Base.Cornflour2
Cornmeal Cornmeal Grind Cornmeal 20x Corn (Dried) - None Stone Quern or better No /additem Base.Cornmeal2
Flour Flour Grind Flour 12x Wheat Seeds or similar - None Stone Quern or better No /additem Base.Flour2
Cornflour Cornflour Mill Cornflour 20x Corn (Dried) - None Stone Mill No /additem Base.Cornflour2
Cornmeal Cornmeal Mill Cornmeal 20x Corn (Dried) - None Stone Mill No /additem Base.Cornmeal2
Flour Flour Mill Flour 12x Wheat Seeds or similar - None Stone Mill No /additem Base.Flour2
Vegetable Oil Vegetable Oil Press Oil 30x Seed Paste or Bowl with Seed Paste None Hand Operated Press No /additem Base.OilVegetable
Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned Spawn ID
Scarecrow Scarecrow Make Scarecrow - None In Hand Yes /additem Base.Mov_Scarecrow
Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned Spawn ID
Bell Pepper Seeds Bell Pepper Seeds Collect Seeds 1x Bell Pepper or similar Tweezers None In Hand No /additem Base.BellPepperSeed
Aphids Spray Aphids Spray Make Aphids Cure - None In Hand Yes /additem Base.GardeningSprayAphids
Pest Flies Spray Pest Flies Spray Make Flies Cure from Chewing Tobacco - None In Hand Yes /additem Base.GardeningSprayCigarettes
Pest Flies Spray Pest Flies Spray Make Flies Cure from Cigarettes - None In Hand Yes /additem Base.GardeningSprayCigarettes
Pest Flies Spray Pest Flies Spray Make Flies Cure from Loose Tobacco - None In Hand Yes /additem Base.GardeningSprayCigarettes
Mildew Spray Mildew Spray Make Mildew Cure - None In Hand Yes /additem Base.GardeningSprayMilk
5x Carrot Seeds Carrot Seeds Open Seed Packet 1x Seed Packet - Carrot or similar - None In Hand No /additem Base.CarrotSeed
Seed Packet - Barley Seed Packet - Barley Put 5 Seeds in Packet - None In Hand No /additem Base.BarleyBagSeed
Barley Seeds Barley Seeds Thresh Grain 1x Barley Sheaf (Dried) or similar - None In Hand No /additem Base.BarleySeed
Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned Spawn ID
Pouch of Tobacco Pouch of Tobacco Shred Tobacco 1x Tobacco (Dried) Scissors None Any Surface No /additem Base.TobaccoLoose
Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned Spawn ID
25x Leather Strips Leather Strips Cut Up Large Leather 1x Large Leather (Crude) Large Knife None Any Surface No /additem Base.LeatherStrips
12x Leather Strips Leather Strips Cut Up Medium Leather 1x Medium Leather (Crude) Large Knife None Any Surface No /additem Base.LeatherStrips
6x Leather Strips Leather Strips Cut Up Small Leather 1x Small Leather (Crude) Large Knife None Any Surface No /additem Base.LeatherStrips
Large Leather (Crude) Large Leather (Crude) Dry Large Leather 1x Large Leather (Crude, Wet) - None Large Drying Rack No /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Large_Tan
Medium Leather (Crude) Medium Leather (Crude) Dry Medium Leather 1x Medium Leather (Crude, Wet) - None Medium Drying Rack No /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Medium_Tan
Small Leather (Crude) Small Leather (Crude) Dry Small Leather 1x Small Leather (Crude, Wet) - None Small Drying Rack No /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Small_Tan
Flax (Heckled) Flax (Heckled) Heckle Flax 1x Flax (Scutched) - None Heckle Comb No /additem Base.FlaxHeckled
Angus Hide (Furred) Angus Hide (Furred) Remove Flesh 1x Angus Hide (Unprocessed) Fleshing Tool None Softening Beam No /additem Base.CowLeather_Angus_Fur
Large Hide (Crude) Large Hide (Crude) Remove Fur 1x Angus Hide (Furred) Fleshing Tool None Softening Beam No /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Large
Flax (Rippled) Flax (Rippled) Ripple Flax 1x Flax (Dried) - None Ripple Comb No /additem Base.FlaxRippled
Flax (Scutched) Flax (Scutched) Scutch Fibre 1x Flax (Rippled) or Hemp (Dried) None Scutching Board No /additem Base.FlaxScutched
Thread Thread Spin Thread from Flax 1x Flax (Heckled) - None Spinning Wheel No /additem Base.Thread
Thread Thread Spin Thread From Wool 1x Raw Wool - None Spinning Wheel No /additem Base.Thread
Yarn Yarn Spin Yarn From Wool 1x Raw Wool - None Spinning Wheel No /additem Base.Yarn
Large Leather (Crude, Wet) Large Leather (Crude, Wet) Tan Leather - None Tannin Barrel No /additem Base.Leather_Crude_Large_Tan_Wet
Burlap Piece Burlap Piece Weave Burlap 3x Hemp (Scutched) or Hemp Dogbane - None Loom or Simple Loom No /additem Base.BurlapPiece
Cheese Cloth Cheese Cloth Weave Cheesecloth 20x Thread - None Loom or Simple Loom No /additem Base.CheeseCloth
Cotton Fabric Roll Cotton Fabric Roll Weave Cloth 400x Thread - None Loom or Simple Loom No /additem Base.FabricRoll_Cotton
Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned Spawn ID
Seed Paste Seed Paste Mill Seeds 30x Flax Seeds or Hemp Seeds - None Stone Mill No /additem Base.SeedPaste
Seed Paste Seed Paste Mill Sunflower Seeds 6x Sunflower Seeds - None Stone Mill No /additem Base.SeedPaste
Name Image Recipe Crafting Materials Tools Skill Station Learned
1-20 Barley Sheaf (Dried) - Dry Barley 1x 1-20 Barley Sheaf - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Basil (Dried) - Dry Basil 1x 1-20 Basil - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Black Sage (Dried) - Dry Black Sage 1x 1-20 Black Sage - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Plantain (Dried) - Dry Broadleaf Plantain 1x 1-20 Plantain - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Chamomile (Dried) - Dry Chamomile 1x 1-20 Chamomile - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Chives (Dried) - Dry Chives 1x 1-20 Chives - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Cilantro (Dried) - Dry Cilantro 1x 1-20 Cilantro - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Comfrey (Dried) - Dry Comfrey 1x 1-20 Comfrey - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Common Mallow (Dried) - Dry Common Mallow 1x 1-20 Common Mallow - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Corn (Dried) - Dry Corn 1x 1-20 Corn - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Flax (Dried) - Dry Flax 1x 1-20 Flax - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Hay - Dry Grass 1x 1-20 Grass Cutting - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Green Peas (Dried) - Dry Greenpeas 1x 1-20 Green Peas - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Habanero (Dried) - Dry Habaneros 1x 1-20 Habanero - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Hemp (Dried) - Dry Hemp 1x 1-20 Hemp - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Hops (Dried) - Dry Hops 1x 1-20 Hops - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Jalapeno (Dried) - Dry Jalapenos 1x 1-20 Jalapeno - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Lavender Petals (Dried) - Dry Lavender 1x 1-20 Lavender - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Marigold (Dried) - Dry Marigold 1x 1-20 Marigold - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Mint (Dried) - Dry Mint 1x 1-20 Mint - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Oregano (Dried) - Dry Oregano 1x 1-20 Oregano - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Parsley (Dried) - Dry Parsley 1x 1-20 Parsley - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Poppy Pods (Dried) - Dry Poppy Pods 1x 1-20 Poppy Pods - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Rosemary (Dried) - Dry Rosemary 1x 1-20 Rosemary - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Rose Petals (Dried) - Dry Roses 1x 1-20 Roses - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Rye Sheaf (Dried) - Dry Rye 1x 1-20 Rye Sheaf - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Sage (Dried) - Dry Sage 1x 1-20 Sage - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Soybeans (Dried) - Dry Soybeans 1x 1-20 Soybeans - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Sunflower Head (Dried) - Dry Sunflower 1x 1-20 Sunflower Head - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Thyme (Dried) - Dry Thyme 1x 1-20 Thyme - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Tobacco (Dried) - Dry Tobacco 1x 1-20 Tobacco - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Wheat Sheaf (Dried) - Dry Wheat 1x 1-20 Wheat Sheaf - None Large Plant Drying Rack or Simple Large Plant Drying Rack No
1-20 Wild Garlic (Dried) - Dry Wild Garlic 1x 1-20 Wild Garlic - None Simple Small Plant Drying Rack or Small Plant Drying Rack No

Notes

  • Drying racks take up to twenty of one crop in a single batch.
  • Thresh Grain is done in hand, anywhere, once the sheaves are dry.
  • Ripple Flax gives Flax Seeds as well as rippled flax, and those seeds can be milled into Seed Paste.
  • Press Oil keeps its Oil Press, Stone Block and Cheese Cloth after each use.
  • The Farmer occupation starts with every learned recipe in this menu.


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