17.6 The economic skill of Farming.

Farming is the first of a pair of skills (the other being Labours) associated with the production of the various commodities of life. The skill contains around thirty abilities dealing with ploughing, crop growing, animal husbandry, tree nurturing, harvesting and such. Unlike most of the skills, Farming cannot be expanded by simple lesson learning and teaching - it must be practiced and experienced to advance in this most important of skills. You will gain the benefit of your practise at regular intervals, providing you have performed sufficient farming actions to warrant growth in Farming skill.