| You cannot really measure the costs of trees and | | | | cherries and oranges. But as soon as you have |
| animals in Facebook's Farmville. You can buy | | | | the cash and the plot for more productive trees, |
| them, but you can also get them as gifts and | | | | it is best that you replace them immediately. |
| some are given as a bonus from the Powers | | | | Animals |
| That Be in this game. On that note, it is quite | | | | Animals take up huge space in your farm, so it is |
| impossible, and no doubt useless to analyze the | | | | prudent that you hold off on having them roaming |
| costs of Farmville trees and animals. | | | | your land in the early game. But as you advanced, |
| That said, what matters most is that you should | | | | your farm grows. Horses and cows take two |
| know which trees and animals should grow and | | | | units of space, but if you have a big tract of land, |
| roam in your farm. As always, you need to | | | | horses are great in terms of moneymaking. |
| consider the space of you farm and make sure | | | | Chickens are a great option if you want that |
| each virtual square feet are generating you your | | | | Zoologist ribbon badly. They are cheap and they |
| precious coins. | | | | produce money fast and can generate as much |
| Trees | | | | as 3000 on a weekly turn. As you progress in the |
| Some trees yield more profits than crops and | | | | game, you might need to ditch the chickens and |
| animals combined. Having said that, you need to | | | | go for calves. These farm wanderers can yield |
| make sure that each tree you plant is worth it, | | | | more than 8000 coins every week. |
| since one tree takes up one unit of space. The | | | | If you want to know more about the profitability |
| problem with trees is that you need to have at | | | | of animals and trees in Farmville, there are various |
| least nine of them in a 3x3 plot to really make | | | | online sources such as charts and graphs that |
| profits out of them and if they are planted close | | | | discuss how much each animal and tree can |
| to each other, you really can't see some of the | | | | produce. From there, you can make a good |
| fruits. | | | | evaluation on what trees and animals you want in |
| But if you are adamant in dedicating a patch of | | | | your farm. |
| your farm to trees, then it is best that you go | | | | Animals and trees have a costly upfront buying |
| for high producing trees once you got the money | | | | price. If you choose to do away with of them, |
| and the space. Acai is the best choice out there | | | | however (sell them), they are only worth for the |
| as it can produce over 8,000 coins per week, | | | | price of one harvest; basically, there is no return |
| provided you fill a lot with Acai. Pomegranate is | | | | of investment. So don't buy a lot of something |
| also a great choice. A plot full of pomegranate | | | | that you then have to turn around and get rid of. |
| could generate more than 2,400 coins on a | | | | However, planting trees and buying animals will get |
| weekly basis. | | | | you experience. Even if you decide to sell them, |
| Having said that, you can always start small with | | | | the experience points stays with you. |