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Farm Works Software Manuals

NOTE: The books listed below were created for older versions
of Farm Works Software.
Current versions are substantially different
and include manuals on CD. If you are using an older version, just ask
and we will provide these manuals free with your order.

Are you looking for a good reference book or manual for Farm Works software modules? Try the Complete Guide series of books published by Farm Works Software. These manuals include step-by-step instructions with plenty of illustrations on how to use the programs. The manuals are based on many of the topics covered in training classes as well as commonly asked support questions.

The cost of each manual is $15 plus applicable sales tax and shipping. Order online using our secure order form, or call 877.585.6761.

The Complete Guide to Farm Fund$
The Complete Guide to Farm Site and Farm Site Pro

 

The Complete Guide to Farm Fund$

235 pages. This manual was written using Farm Works version 8.0. While the majority of the steps covered in the manual will be applicable to prior versions of Farm Fund$, it may be helpful to be using version 8.0 or later.

Among the topics covered in this manual are:

Initial Setup

Overview
Getting Started
Quick Startup
Chart of Accounts
Bank and Cash Accounts
Accounts Receivable
Land
Structures
Equipment
Improvements
Livestock
Field Inventories
Harvested Crops
Supplies
Other Assets (including prepaids)
Accounts Payable
Loans
Other Liabilities

Names & Addresses

Payments, Purchases, & Check Writing

Overview
Loan Payment with Unknown Principal and Interest
Record Details of Loan Payment
ATM & Debit Card Entries
Record Hedging

  • Set Up a Hedging Account
  • Record a Hedging Loss
  • Record a Hedging Gain
  • Write a Check to a Hedging Account (Margin Calls)
  • Deposit Hedging Earnings to a Checking Account

Pay Less Than the Entire Balance of a CCC Loan
Fix Payables/Receivables

  • How to Remove a Payable from the Books
  • How to Fix a Payable Payment Mistakenly Recorded as a Purchase of Supplies
  • How to Remove the Balance of a Payable that has been reduced

Fix Mistakes Without Voiding Entries
Return Supplies for Credit
Purchase Supplies with a Vendor Credit
Purchase Supplies on Account/Create Accounts Payable
Purchase Livestock with a Check
Purchase Land & Structure with Loan & Check
Purchase Equipment with Trade-in, Loan & Check
Prepayment of Supplies
Use a Prepaid to Purchase Supplies
Pay a Payable with a Check
Record Farm and Personal Expenses with a Credit Card
Record a Credit Card Payment
Split a Utility Bill between Farm and Home
Record a Loan Payment
Use Petty Cash for Personal Expenses
Write a Check for Land Rent
Write a Check for Vet Fees
Templates
Print Checks
Void a Purchase
Change the Date of a Purchase
Print a Purchase Report
Print an Accounts Payable Report
Print 1099s

Income, Sales, & Deposits

Overview
Sell Harvested Crops Net of Discounts, Drying, Storage, and Other Charges
Sell Harvested Crops with Discounts, Drying, Storage, and Other Charges
Record Custom Hire Income
Record Custom Hire Income along with a Supply Sale
Print an Invoice or Statement
Sell Livestock
Sell Land & Structures
Sell Equipment
Receive Payment on Account
Record Loan Proceeds (Receive a Loan)
Record Personal Income (Off-Farm Income)
Record Patronage Dividends
Record Deposit Ticket (For Deposit)
Void a Sale
Change the Date of a Sale
Print an Accounts Receivable Report
Print a Sales Report

Cash Account Maintenance

Overview
Account Register
Change entries in the Account Register
Enter Transactions in the Account Register
Transfer of Funds
Checkbook Reconciliation
Bank Adjustments
Add/Edit Cash Accounts

Inventory Maintenance

Overview
Move Harvested Crops
Transfer Harvested Crops to Supplies
Adjust Supplies
Adjust Livestock
Adjust Harvested Crops
Inventory Reports

Depreciation

Overview
Asset Depreciation
Depreciation Reports
Sales, Trade-ins and Improvements

Farming and Enterprises

Overview
Livestock Birth
Livestock Death
Feed Livestock
Livestock Transfers
Fuel Equipment
Allocate Inputs
Overhead Costs
Set up the Icon
Apply Overhead to Fields
Apply Overhead to Livestock
Sharecrop Transactions

Payroll

Overview
Setup
Employer's Information
Federal Taxes
State Taxes
Unemployment Taxes
Deductions and Reductions
Employee's Information
Employee Master
Record Payroll
Enter Payroll in the Time and Pay box
Void Paycheck
Payroll Reports
Employee Earnings
Social Security & Withholding Report
New Hire Report
Unemployment Report
W-2's
Tax Deposits
Commodity Wages


Budget

Overview
Budget Setup
Budget Reports

Tax Schedule

Overview
Tax Schedule Setup
Tax Schedule Report

Market Value

Overview
Market Value Setup
Market Value Report


Family Living

Overview
Categorize Expenses
Family Living Report

General Ledger

Overview
Chart of Accounts
Add Accounts
Input Journal Entries
Edit Journal Entry Description
General Ledger Reports
Journal Entry Report
General Ledger Detail Report
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Trial Balance


Year End

 

The Complete Guide to Farm Site and Site Pro

100+ pages. This manual was written using Farm Works version 8.4. While the majority of the steps covered in the manual will be applicable to prior versions of Farm Site and Site Pro, it may be helpful to be using version 8.0 or later.

 

Among the topics covered in this manual are:

Working with Layers
Using Layer Management
Creating Field Boundaries
Copying Field Boundaries between layers
Using the Layers tab
Creating new layers
Moving Layers
Zooming to fields
Creating a layer for each year's crop rotation
Converting Farm Trac maps to Farm Site
Loading in USGS Road & Waterway data
Loading images from the internet
Loading geo-referenced maps such as world-files and geo-tiffs

Calibrating/Geo-referencing images
Creating legends
Legend Templates
Displaying Legends
Importing ArcView Shape Files
Importing ASCII Data
Importing an Archived Layer
Exporting data
Exporting ArcView Shape Files
Exporting ASCII Data
Creating a Soil Sampling Grid
Exporting a sampling grid for use in Site Mate
Entering Soil Test Results
Importing Soil Test data from a lab

Creating a legend for soil test data
Smoothing and Contouring Soil Test Data
Creating whole field or area soil test maps
Creating Yield Maps
Deleting stray yield points
Straightening yield data
Using Auto-Draw to create boundaries from yield data
Displaying yield, moisture and elevation data
Switching between base, average and contour data
Averaging yield data over areas (soil types, weed patches, etc…)
Creating a variable rate application map

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