Jacob's Farming Contest

Jacob's Farming Contest
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 X. 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 for the best result possible.

Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)

• The dirt has to be wet
• There should be a light source

Potatoes and Carrots

Potatoes and Carrots should be farmed on the Private Island 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 for the best result possible.

Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)

• The dirt has to be wet
• There should be a light source

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 Private Island. It is recommended to use a Personal Compactor to convert Wheat into Hay Bale and Enchanted Hay Bale, as well as Seeds into Enchanted Seeds. The player should also use Euclid's Wheat Hoe and LEGENDARY Elephant Pet for the best result possible.

Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)

• The dirt has to be wet
• There should be a light source

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 Bean. The player should also use Coco Chopper and LEGENDARY Elephant 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 for the best result possible.

Crop Requirements (for fastest growth)

• None

Cactus

Cactus 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 a Agronomy Sack, since Cactus can not be crafted into Enchanted Cactus Green nor into Enchanted Cactus. The player should also use Cactus Knife and LEGENDARY Elephant 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 on the Private Island. 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 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 not recommended to be farmed with low Farming level, as it does not give Farming experience, but Alchemy experience. 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 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	25%	15	Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in)
Gold	5%	25	Turbo-Crop I (Crop that you participated in)

Jacob's Tickets are Miscellaneous 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 LX). 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 book requires a Bronze medal to be obtained in that type of crop, while Tier V requires a Silver one.

History

SkyBlock Prototype
November 6th, 2020	0.9.11	Jacob's Farming Contest Added.

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