The MP3 can be found here: http://www.muziboo.com/patopop007/music/barnyard-farmville-theme-song

The snapshot is automatically stored in one’s FaceBook album provided that the proper permission is given.  Snapshots can then be downloaded and edited using the proper software.  Below are some of the snapshots I’ve taken and edited to look like cartoons.  The software I used here is TechSmith’s SnagIt.

I currently have two penguins in the farm, adopted from neighbors which posted them lost.  A certain number of unique animals collected this way can earn one the Noah’s Ark ribbon.  I put the penguins in a frame together with the geese I have which resulted in the following cartoon.

Some days ago I received a black sheep.  When it is placed together with the sheep and the goat, an interesting scene happens.

A grey tabby cat which I received as a gift from a neighbor is the animal I put beside the picnic basket which I put beside my rest tent in the corner of the farmer.  Here, a calf shows its interest in the contents of the picnic basket.

I have a fruit stand in the farm, one of those decoration sets from FarmVille which I purchased with the coins I saved from harvests. 

I recently adopted a bull from one of the neighbors.  Since only one bull is allowed in FarmVille’s dairy farm, I let this one roam the land, so to speak.  In this scene, the bull finds himself being talked about by a calf (one I sheltered some days ago) and three lambs.

FarmVille is a virtual farm where you can grow plants and trees and raise animals.  As you go from one level to another, opportunities are opened up to you by way of vegetables, fruits, grains and other products to grow on your farm.  Neighbors help by fertilizing your crop and giving you gifts as you move up in the FarmVille’s virtual society of crop whisperers, zoologists, compost kings and queens, vegetable virtuosos, green thumbs and many more.

When you first start out in your farm, you will find six plots, two of which are already planted and another two ready for harvesting.  Harvest immediately by pointing your mouse on the crop.  As you harvest, you will find your financial assets (top bar towards the left) growing and your XP (experience) level rising.  Accumulation of XP points help you to move up from Level 0 upwards.  Coins/Cash assets increase each time you harvest and decrease each time you cultivate a plot of land and plant.  Your financial assets allow you to buy the things you need for your farm.

There is a toolbox to the lower right corner of your screen; use it often.  Tools on the top layer allow you to see your farm full screen, zoom in or out and take photos of your progress.  The tools on the second level allow you to perform various tasks on your farm: 

• the multi-select tool:  allows you to harvest or plant or move trees and animals around
• the plow-tool:  allows you to cultivate a plot of land
• the delete tool:  allows you to delete a plot of land and create space in your land

The tools on the third level are fun apart from helping you with your farm tasks:

the ribbon viewer will tell you how you are doing as a farmer; it also shows you the goals you have to achieve

the market viewer allows you to see what’s being sold at the market and also informs you of the products you need.

the gift box is the place where you store the FarmVille Gift Requests you receive from your friends and neighbors.  Gifts may come in the form of trees, animals (that you can’t buy from the market), farm decorations and fuel refills for your tractor (once you’ve reach a certain financial level to own one)

In other words, for one starting at FarmVille, the screen toolbox is a very handy tool to use.

Lastly, you can’t go anywhere in FarmVille without good neighbors to help you along.  You’ve got to have a lot of them.  Remember, they can visit your farm and drive away foxes, gophers and rake leaves and most importantly fertilize your crop and give you gifts.