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[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Only in the first years! But trading, farming, livestock, all of the above, will work well after that.

[Urist McShire]

Farmers also manage to grow more crops per seed used as they gain in rank, so if you start off with a high level grower you should be able to avoid running out of seeds early. I know that I just reached the point in my fortress where I really have too many plants due to all my farming (3k+) so I'm putting a halt to it until I truly need to again. It also helps that I have herds of cows, regularly butcher rhesus macaques that try to steal my stuff, and slaughter elf caravans, so I'm rolling in food.

[Fleeting Frames]

Generally traders will want a reasonable profit (many Bay12ers like to make a few small transactions to get the traders mood up, then buy out the majority of the goods they want for a lower profit margin).

No longer true. Traders will want 50%+ profit, always, accepting such deals on the very first trade and asking for additional items on 49,5% profit when ecstatic.

[Urist McShire]

They want 50% profit on just about every transaction? Damn, those merchants are ruthless.

[ManaUser]

To be fair, they they must have alot of travel expenses, not to mention it's a pretty dangerous job.

[Urist McShire]

Especially for those elves, making the journey without any escorts whatsoever. Who knows what perils could await an elf caravan on its way to a dwarf city...?