Jacob's Farming Contest
| Jacob's Farming Contest | |
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| Category | Events |
Jacob's Farming Contest is an Event that takes place every 3 SkyBlock Days and lasts for 20 minutes. During the event, players have a choice of 3 crops to farm (which are picked at random), having to increase their Collection while competing against other players.
The players who increase their Collection the most within the time limit are rewarded with Medals.
Requirements
In order to participate in this event the player has to talk to Jacob NPC first and be at least 
Farming Level 10. At least 100 event crops have to be collected to be eligible for a reward.
Tips
Following is a list of tips that can help the player to achieve higher tiers of Medals during the Jacob's Farming Contest.
Pumpkins and 
Melons
Pumpkins and Melons should be farmed at an angle, so the player can break two blocks at the same time. Note that the stems should be protected from accidental trampling by mobs and the player themselves. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert 
Pumpkins into 
Enchanted Pumpkins and 
Polished Pumpkins, as well as 
Melons into 
Enchanted Melons and 
Enchanted Melon Blocks. It is also recommended to use 
Pumpkin Dicer/
Melon Dicer and LEGENDARY 
Elephant Pet or 
Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- The dirt has to be wet
Potatoes and 
Carrots
Potatoes and Carrots should be farmed on the Garden on a layer with a few gaps of water (note that the water spreads in a radius of 4 blocks). It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert Potatoes into 
Enchanted Potatoes and 
Enchanted Baked Potatoes, as well as Carrots into 
Enchanted Carrots. It is also recommended to use Pythagorean Potato Hoe/Gauss Carrot Hoe and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- The dirt has to be wet
Wheat
Wheat is not as competitive as the other crops are, however if the player wants to achieve Gold in this collection they should build a Wheat layer on their Garden. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert Wheat into 
Hay Bales and 
Enchanted Hay Bales, as well as 
Seeds into 
Enchanted Seeds. The player should also use Euclid's Wheat Hoe and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- The dirt has to be wet
Cocoa Beans
Cocoa Beans should be farmed at an angle from a 3 block high Jungle Wood wall 2 blocks on top of the ground with the player having to face upwards. This way, the player will be able to break 3 blocks of Cocoa Beans or more per second. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert Cocoa Beans into 
Enchanted Cocoa Beans. The player should also use Cocoa Chopper and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- None
Mushrooms
Mushrooms should be planted on the middle line of "H" shaped rows. This way the mushrooms from the middle line will spread on the lines at the sides. Note that mushrooms grow really slow and may not recover until the next Jacob's Farming Contest. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert 
Brown Mushrooms into 
Enchanted Brown Mushrooms, as well as Red Mushrooms into 
Enchanted Red Mushrooms. The player should also use Fungi Cutter and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- None
Cactus
Cacti should be planted in a row of 6 blocks wide with the blocks following a zig-zag pattern, so the player can harvest 3 blocks from each side. It is recommended to use an Agronomy Sack, since Cactus cannot be crafted into 
Enchanted Cactus Green nor into 
Enchanted Cactus. The player should also use Cactus Knife and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- None
Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane is a highly competitive crop, so it has to be farmed in the Garden. The player should farm 2 Sugar Cane rows at a time (without breaking the bottom block) with the water sources blocked from the top so the player does not fall into them. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert Sugar Cane into 
Enchanted Sugar and 
Enchanted Sugar Cane. The player should also use Turing Sugar Cane Hoe and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- The dirt/sand has to be placed next to a water source block
Nether Wart
Nether Wart is a highly competitive crop, so it has to be farmed in the Garden. It can either be farmed without breaks as a solid layer by running on top of it, or by flying next to the layer and breaking warts from the side. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert Nether Warts into 
Enchanted Nether Warts and 
Mutant Nether Wart. The player should also use Newton Nether Warts Hoe and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet or Mooshroom Cow Pet for the best result possible.
- Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)
- None
Rewards
| Brackets | % Required | Tickets | Other Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 100% | 1 | None |
 Bronze
|
60% | 10 | Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in) |
 Silver
|
30% | 15 | Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in) |
 Gold
|
10% | 25 | Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in) |
 Platinum
|
5% | 30 | Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in) 1 Gold Medal 1 Bronze Medal
|
 Diamond
|
2% | 35 | Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in) 1 Gold Medal 1 Silver Medal
|
Jacob's Tickets are Items that can be traded at the 
Anita NPC in the Farmhouse for crop specific farming tools ( Pumpkin Dicer, Melon Dicer, etc.), items that can help you build farms on your island (
Prismapump, 
Hoe Of Greater Tilling, etc.), increase in crop yield percentage and Farming level cap (Up to 60). They are also used to craft second and third tiers of 
Mathematical Hoe Blueprint hoes.
Turbo-Crop books are Enchantments that can be put onto your farming tools and will grant you +5 
Farming Fortune per tier (Up to V) for the specific type of crop. Tier IV books require a Bronze medal to be obtained in that type of crop, while Tier V requires a Silver one.
History
 Alpha Hypixel Network
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| November 8th, 2023 | Minor Patch | PLATINUM and DIAMOND brackets added. |
| SILVER bracket increased from top 25% to 30%. | ||
| GOLD bracket increased from top 5% to 10%. | ||
| Improved accuracy of Jacob's Contest counter to prevent players from inflating numbers by having co-op members farm crops with a full inventory and letting them pick the crops up. | ||
| Surpassing your previous personal best in a Jacob's Contest will now inform you via a chat message. An extra message will also play once the contest concludes. | ||
 SkyBlock Prototype
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| November 6th, 2020 | 0.9.11 | Jacob's Farming Contest Added. |
| May 31st, 2023 | 0.18.5 | Fixed players below Jacob's Farming Contest requirements still being able to participate in the contest. |
| October 16th, 2023 | Minor Patch | Fixed earning Collection and Jacob's Contest progress at a too high rate when farming Cactus with  Smelting Touch Enchantment.
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| November 14th, 2023 | 0.19.7 | PLATINUM and DIAMOND brackets added. |
| SILVER bracket increased from top 25% to 30%. | ||
| GOLD bracket increased from top 5% to 10%. | ||
| Improved accuracy of Jacob's Contest counter to prevent players from inflating numbers by having co-op members farm crops with a full inventory and letting them pick the crops up. | ||
| Surpassing your previous personal best in a Jacob's Contest will now inform you via a chat message. An extra message will also play once the contest concludes. | ||
