Quickest Crops to Master

With the new crop mastery element in Farmville, an additional facet has been added to growing crops.  As you reach each star level of mastery for a crop, you are given a coin and XP reward and once you achieve full mastery you are also rewarded with a fancy sign to place on your farm!  Anytime you plant a crop after you've mastered it, there is a chance that it will become a 'Premium' crop and be worth additional XP when it is harvested.

So you want to fill up your farm with mastery signs but don't know where to start?  Below is a chart of the quickest crops to master.  The "Harvests" column shows the number of harvests required to achieve 3-star mastery if you have 400 fields growing crops.  The 'Duration' column multiplies the 'Harvests' column by the number of hours to grow.  

   

Quickest Crops to Master

Crop	Level Unlocked	Total mastery	400 Field Harvests	Hours	Total Time To Mastery
Soybeans	1	900	2.25	23	51.75
Strawberry	1	5250	13.125	4	52.5
Eggplant	1	540	1.35	46	62.1
Wheat	1	375	0.9375	69	64.6875
Squash	4	620	1.55	46	71.3
Artichoke	6	320	0.8	92	73.6
Broccoli	35	670	1.675	46	77.05
Rice	7	2800	7	12	84
Daffodils	8	766	1.915	46	88.09
Cotton	9	565	1.4125	69	97.4625
Cranberries	10	4000	10	10	100
Raspberry	8	21000	52.5	2	105
Pumpkin	5	5250	13.125	8	105
Bell Pepper	11	1075	2.6875	46	123.625
Red Wheat	30	760	1.9	69	131.1
Corn	24	800	2	69	138
Potatoes	21	800	2	69	138
Acorn Squash	36	5775	14.4375	10	144.375
Grapes	19	2550	6.375	23	146.625
Pepper	12	2550	6.375	23	146.625
Watermelon	18	640	1.6	92	147.2
Yellow Melon	33	670	1.675	92	154.1
Aloe Vera	14	10500	26.25	6	157.5
Pink Roses	20	1378	3.445	46	158.47
Lavender	30	1378	3.445	46	158.47
Blueberry	17	16800	42	4	168
Lilies	35	3000	7.5	23	172.5
Red Tulips	15	3000	7.5	23	172.5
Onion	34	5775	14.4375	12	173.25
Cabbage	27	1540	3.85	46	177.1
Tomatoes	20	9000	22.5	8	180
Sugar Cane	31	9100	22.75	8	182
Ghost Chili	26	12400	31	6	186
Sunflowers	25	3450	8.625	23	198.375
Peas	32	3600	9	23	207
Coffee	23	5250	13.125	16	210
Carrots	22	7000	17.5	12	210
Pattypan Squash	16	5250	13.125	16	210
Asparagus	37	5775	14.4375	16	231
Green Tea	28	9800	24.5	10	245
Blackberries	29	26250	65.625	4	262.5
Pineapples	15	2550	6.375	46	293.25

Crop Mastery Levels

Farmville recently added a feature called "Crop Mastery" that keeps track of the number of times you have harvested a particular crop and gives you a 1-, 2- or 3-star rank. You can view your current mastery level in the market by hovering your mouse over the bar underneath the crop image. This will give you a pop-up like this:

In the image above, 400 is the number of harvests you currently have, and 1200 is the number of harvests you need to reach the next level of mastery.  After you complete a level of mastery, the first number will reset to 0 and the second number will change.  Once you've fully mastered a crop, it will look like this:

The worst part about this setup is that there is no way to know how many total harvests are needed until after you've already gone through 2 levels of mastery.  Thankfully, other Farmvillers (Farmvilleans?) have been keeping track of how many harvests are required so you don't have to!  This chart includes the number of harvests to reach each star level and the total number of harvests and is simply ordered by the level that each crop is unlocked.  The 'Quickest to Master' page has a chart that shows which of these are most easily attainable.

All Crops Mastery Levels 

Crop	Level Unlocked	1 Star	2 Stars	3 Stars	Total Mastery
Strawberry	1	500	1000	3750	5250
Eggplant	1	175	135	230	540
Wheat	1	200	100	75	375
Soybeans	1	150	300	450	900
Squash	4	200	150	270	620
Pumpkin	5	500	1000	3750	5250
Artichoke	6	200	50	70	320
Rice	7	400	400	2000	2800
Raspberry	8	2000	4000	15000	21000
Daffodils	8	250	188	328	766
Cotton	9	300	150	115	565
Cranberries	10	450	650	2900	4000
Bell Pepper	11	350	270	455	1075
Pepper	12	425	850	1275	2550
Aloe Vera	14	1000	2000	7500	10500
Pineapples	15	425	850	1275	2550
Red Tulips	15	500	1000	1500	3000
Pattypan Squash	16	500	1000	3750	5250
Blueberry	17	1600	3200	12000	16800
Watermelon	18	410	100	130	640
Grapes	19	425	850	1275	2550
Tomatoes	20	850	1700	6450	9000
Pink Roses	20	450	338	590	1378
Potatoes	21	425	215	160	800
Carrots	22	1000	1000	5000	7000
Coffee	23	500	1000	3750	5250
Corn	24	425	215	160	800
Sunflowers	25	575	1150	1725	3450
Ghost Chili	26	1000	2400	9000	12400
Cabbage	27	500	375	665	1540
Green Tea	28	1400	1400	7000	9800
Blackberries	29	2500	5000	18750	26250
Red Wheat	30	410	200	150	760
Lavender	30	450	338	590	1378
Sugar Cane	31	1300	1300	6500	9100
Peas	32	600	1200	1800	3600
Yellow Melon	33	425	115	130	670
Onion	34	825	825	4125	5775
Broccoli	35	425	115	130	670
Lilies	35	500	1000	1500	3000
Acorn Squash	36	825	825	4125	5775
Asparagus	37	825	825	4125	5775

Best Crops by Profit Per Hour

The best way to (legitimately) earn money in Farmville is to plant and harvest crops.  But because of the way the seed menu is set up, it's difficult to quickly determine which crop will be most profitable for you.  The table below is sorted by profit per hour.  It takes Buy and Sell price into account, as well as the cost to re-plow and it also includes the level that each crop is unlocked.  Not what you're looking for?  Try Best Crops by XP per Hour.

   

Profit/Hr

Crop	Hours	Cost	Sale	RePlow	Profit	Profit/Hr	Level Unlocked
Peas	23.00	190.00	381.00	15.00	176.00	7.65	32
Asparagus	16.00	220.00	357.00	15.00	122.00	7.63	37
Grapes	23.00	85.00	270.00	15.00	170.00	7.39	19
Sugar Cane	8.00	165.00	239.00	15.00	59.00	7.38	31
Tomatoes	8.00	100.00	173.00	15.00	58.00	7.25	20
Sunflowers	23.00	135.00	315.00	15.00	165.00	7.17	25
Green Tea	10.00	105.00	191.00	15.00	71.00	7.10	28
Onion	12.00	170.00	268.00	15.00	83.00	6.92	34
Lilies	23.00	195.00	369.00	15.00	159.00	6.91	35
Ghost Chili	6.00	80.00	136.00	15.00	41.00	6.83	26
Acorn Squash	10.00	175.00	258.00	15.00	68.00	6.80	36
Coffee	16.00	120.00	243.00	15.00	108.00	6.75	23
Blackberries	4.00	75.00	117.00	15.00	27.00	6.75	29
Blueberry	4.00	50.00	91.00	15.00	26.00	6.50	17
Carrots	12.00	110.00	200.00	15.00	75.00	6.25	22
Broccoli	46.00	200.00	473.00	15.00	258.00	5.61	35
Raspberry	2.00	20.00	46.00	15.00	11.00	5.50	8
Cabbage	46.00	140.00	388.00	15.00	233.00	5.07	27
Pattypan Squash	16.00	65.00	160.00	15.00	80.00	5.00	16
Lavender	46.00	160.00	384.00	15.00	209.00	4.54	30
Red Wheat	69.00	180.00	449.00	15.00	254.00	3.68	30
Pepper	23.00	70.00	162.00	15.00	77.00	3.35	12
Yellow Melon	92.00	205.00	528.00	15.00	308.00	3.35	33
Aloe Vera	6.00	50.00	85.00	15.00	20.00	3.33	14
Corn	69.00	150.00	380.00	15.00	215.00	3.12	24
Rice	12.00	45.00	96.00	15.00	36.00	3.00	7
Red Tulips	23.00	75.00	159.00	15.00	69.00	3.00	15
Pumpkin	8.00	30.00	68.00	15.00	23.00	2.88	5
Pineapples	46.00	95.00	242.00	15.00	132.00	2.87	15
Potatoes	69.00	135.00	345.00	15.00	195.00	2.83	21
Cranberries	10.00	55.00	98.00	15.00	28.00	2.80	10
Pink Roses	46.00	120.00	254.00	15.00	119.00	2.59	20
Strawberry	4.00	10.00	35.00	15.00	10.00	2.50	1
Bell Pepper	46.00	75.00	198.00	15.00	108.00	2.35	11
Watermelon	92.00	130.00	348.00	15.00	203.00	2.21	18
Cotton	69.00	75.00	207.00	15.00	117.00	1.70	9
Soybeans	23.00	15.00	63.00	15.00	33.00	1.43	1
Squash	46.00	40.00	121.00	15.00	66.00	1.43	4
Daffodils	46.00	60.00	135.00	15.00	60.00	1.30	8
Artichoke	92.00	70.00	204.00	15.00	119.00	1.29	6
Eggplant	46.00	25.00	88.00	15.00	48.00	1.04	1
Wheat	69.00	35.00	115.00	15.00	65.00	0.94	1