Cut grass

Cut Grass
Properties

Max flat speed: 12.21 km/h Can be created by players?: Yes Underground: No
Creation
Use a scythe to make cut grass on a grass tile
Material
Gives mixed grass after being harvested or hay if dried before harvest

Main / Terrain / Cut grass

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Description

A farmer's field drying grass to create hay. Use a scythe on grass with the Cut Grass option to convert the tile into a Cut Grass tile.

Scythe - converting a grass tile into a cut grass tile.
Rake and Pitchfork - for harvesting as well as tending the grass during the drying process, which increases the final yield of hay.

Cut grass can be immediately harvested using a scythe for a large quantity of mixed grass, or allowed to dry and eventually be harvested for hay.
Drying speed is affected by season, and weather conditions.
When initially created, and then after each successive drying stage, Cut Grass can be tended with either a rake or pitchfork to increase the yield of the tile.
Cut grass tiles can be created on and harvest from nearly any slope, however:
The maximum slope on which you can tend grass is 8, where 8 = (highest north-south tile border's slope) + (highest east-west tile border's slope). For example, the slope can be level EW and 8-steep NS, or it can be 4-steep EW and 4-steep NS, etc. Attempting to tend grass on a greater slope results in a message "The ground is not flat enough for crops to grow. You need to flatten it first". Farm tiles function the same with a slope 8, flat or anything in between. Still need more help, please see the chart below:

Type	Examples of slope length by side				Explanation
Type	North	East	South	West	Explanation
Good (flat)	0	0	0	0	Flat tiles can be planted on.
Good	0	8	0	8	N+E = 8, E+S = 8, S+W = 8, W+N = 8, None over 8 so good!
Good	2	6	1	3	Each set of adjacent slopes have a sum equal or less than 8.
Good	4	4	4	4	All slopes at max equal lengths.
1 Corner Bad	0	2	8	0	The East and South slopes sum to 10 making the SE corner too extreme.
2 Corners Bad	0	4	8	8	The sum for the SE corner is 12 and the SW corner is 16. They must be 8 or less.
3 Corners Bad	4	5	5	4	The NE corner sums to 9, SE to 10, SW to 9. All must be 8 or less.
All Bad	3	7	3	6	All tile corners sum above 8. :(

(Hay, wet) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass smells nice and is wet to the touch. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
(Hay, damp) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass hasn't dried much. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
(Hay, drying) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass has lost it's gloss and is dry to the touch. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
(Hay, halfway dried) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass is quite dry and on it's way to becoming hay. The mixed grass is being affected by the rain.
(Hay, almost dried) You see a farmer's field drying mixed grass. The grass is noticeably less green and on it's way to becoming hay. The mixed grass happily dries in the sun.
(Hay, dried) You see a farmer's field, which would render about 13 handfuls of hay. The hay is a brilliant gold colour and ready to harvest! The hay is waiting patiently for more sun.
(decay?)