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Quick answer
- Craft a Composter from wooden slabs.
- Put plant items in. Each one has a chance to add a layer.
- After 7 layers, use it again to get
Bone meal.
Farms make loads of spare seeds. A composter turns them into bone meal to grow even more crops.
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What to put in
| Item | Chance to add a layer |
|---|---|
| Seeds, leaves, small plants | 30% |
  Cactus, melon slices | 50% |
  Potatoes, wheat | 65% |
  Bread, baked potatoes | 85% |
  Cake, pumpkin pie | 100% |
Dump the seedsWheat farms make far more seeds than you can replant. Seeds are the easiest thing to compost.
Getting bone meal
When the composter is full after 7 layers, it changes look. Use it once more to pop out bone meal.
Automating it
- A Hopper pointing down into the top fills it.
- A hopper underneath pulls the bone meal out.
- Hoppers can't use the sides of a composter.
Farmer jobA composter is the farmer's job block. Place one near a villager with no job to make a farmer.
Cheat sheet
- 7 layers then bone meal
- Seeds 30%, cake and pie 100%
- Hopper in on top, out underneath
- Farmer villager job block
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