Learn the secrets....

1) This may be a bit obvious but use your friends they will help with your making decisions in your farm and that is one of the keyfactors to farm ville.If you dont have many friends try and particapate in the forums you are bound to find a couple.Or in game strike up a conversation and everything will fall in place.

2) Getting ribbons may not seem like much but you have no idea how quickly you will level with these.You can aquire ribbons by collecting stray animals which is genrally easy.Also you can get them from buying or aquiring fences.For these ribbons you get experience experience= levels levels= you getting more out of the game !
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3) Extend your land but over time more land = more crops more crops = money exp etc
  BUT do NOT do it straight away you will go down hill if you extend your land straight away you will be waiting for ages for money and you will just have a big farm with no crops and i gurantee you will get bored in a day.

4) Try and get some NICE neighbours do not get random people you have never even heard of like in number one join the forums dont just post around need neighbours quick please.Meet people talk to them 10 minuites later they will be your neighbour and when you get neighbours you get gifts...
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5)(optional) Now youre pretty good in the game (with my amazing secrets lol) you may want to buy a chicken coop if you dont already have one.You may be asking why? Well this is where its your choice you can purchase the chicken coop for 5000 coins ! You have already probally though not a chance but just keep reading.The chicken coop enables you to harvest all of your chickens at once ! And thats not bad money .
Also this is a good bit you have 60 % more chance of getting a mystery egg,These mystery eggs can bring amazing prizes like flamingos.But this isnt for everyone it can take a long time.

6)  BUY A GREENHOUSE ! You get 1000 exprience just for buying it i would reccomend this for anyone beginers and you pro farmers out there.

Juts before we go on to then 7 if you like this guide please comment im desberate for comments bad or good :)

7) This isnt a secret skip if you wish but just a tip do not cheat in the game if you honestly think you are not going to get caught you are stupid they wacth your account stats and check on you through out the day and if youre stats just go up  by 30 levels in a night theyre going to review youre account and youre banned the next time you try to log in.

8) check out this link for more ultimate secrets (theyre better than mine!)
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