Whats the point of Low Fertility Grain Farming?
Oh the joys of low fertility grain farming! A low fertility grain farm produces maximum straw output which is essential to feed your Cattle Farms and build Mastabas! Take Itjtawy for example. Make use of the few tiny patches of meadow that are available. You can fit about 9 grain farms sitting on that tiny strip of land, with about half the farms under 10% fertility (no room for irrigation). These farms do a great service. Even though they produce under 2000 grain per year, each farm produces a full load of straw with every harvest, regardless of the fertility or staffing. With 18 loads of stray every year, you have more than enough for several cattle ranches (which produce more food than the farms themselves) and to keep your brickwork’s fully stocked at all times, while leaving the floodplains open for the other varieties of food that keeps your people happy and healthy. They also provide a good source of employment.
