Farms

[EmperorNero 0]

Sorry, I could not find this anywhere.

Does zoning bigger farms have any benefit, as it seems that giant farms provide as many jobs as small farms.

[duack 14]

The number of jobs a farm provides isn't what maxis says it is. For example, pumpkin acres claims to only employ 2 people but if you use the transportation query tool you'll notice there are a lot mroe than 2 people commuting into it everyday.

To answer your question, yes bigger farms do employ more people. I used to make huge farms where I'd avoid having streets in between by just zoning several boxes right next to each other and they'd employ 1000+ sims, even though maxis said they only employed 2. If you want to see how many sims are employed in your farms, check the "jobs and pop" tab in the graphs.

[EmperorNero 0]

Thanks.

[Deathcat001 8]

On this topic, how can i get bigger farm buildings? i only get sheds? 

[bigthing 35]

Originally posted by: Deathcat001

On this topic, how can i get bigger farm buildings? i only get sheds? quote>

Try CAM, it increases the stage that R C I and AG can reach. Download as many buildings as you want but you MUST get the dependencies, otherwise you grow boxes :-P

CAM :- https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1008

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: Deathcat001

On this topic, how can i get bigger farm buildings? i only get sheds? quote>

There is not much of a selection with the default farm lots.  A couple of grain elevators is just about the extent of "big".

[timcravey 168]

SimGoober released a re-lot of the Maxis farms that greatly increase the variety of available buildings - I think it's called the Rural Development set but search for farms on the STEX and you're sure to find it. I don't think it has any dependencies.

edit:  I was wrong - the set is called Rural Variety and it was lotted by ihaka.  Here's a link:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=1846

There are several other farm and rural development downloads available.

[Livin in Sim 83]

Here, here, here, and here are links to some of Simgoober's farms, a must have for any sim farmer.  There are more on SC4Devotion.  Another must have farm creator? jmeyers2043 of SC4D.

[Deathcat001 8]

Originally posted by: Livin in Sim

Here, here, here, and here are links to some of Simgoober's farms, a must have for any sim farmer.  There are more on SC4Devotion.  Another must have farm creator? jmeyers2043 of SC4D.

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Thanks alot! I  only use farms on the outskirts of my city region.