Anyone can verify if a field needs tending. "The crops grow steadily" means the field is in order, while "It could use a touch from the rake or some other farming tool" means it must be tidied with a [[rake]]. If the description mentions "rotting old weeds", the field is overgrown and can no longer be harvested.
Level 5 10 farmers can determine which type of crop is growing in a field, except at the lowest growth level ("freshly sown").
Level 15 farmers can mouse over a field and determine crop type, and whether or not the field is tended or untended (ie needs farming)up to one tile away.
Level 20 farmers can determine the growth level of a field. The levels are, chronologically sorted:
# (rotten old weeds, crops completely ruined)
Level 30 farmers can determine the growth status of nearby fields using the tool-tip when hovering over Whether a tileneeds tending/farming(up to two tiles away). At even higher farming skill this tooltip shows at greater distancesYou can now see if the field is ripe (up to one tile away).
The stages displayed (in order) are:
# Only weeds
Level 60 farmers can determine the number of items they will get after a harvest when they examine the field. It should be noted however, that the number it shows is not very accurate but more of a minimum, since luck and other factors change the final number(you should get a messageof the minimum you will harvest from the field when you examine it).
== Tools ==