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| This article is about the building in Age of Empires III. For similar buildings in other games of the series, see Mill. |
"Slow, infinite source of Food. Limited to 10 gatherers."—In-game description
The Mill is an economic building in Age of Empires III. It is an infinite source of food that can be gathered by villager-type units and acts as a replacement of Farms in earlier games.
Each villager tasked to a Mill gathers 0.67 food per second, which is slower than hunting (0.84 food) until improved by Mill technologies, Home City Cards, and/or native technologies. Up to 10 villagers can work on a Mill at a time, though due to collisions between units it is best to only use 7 per Mill.
Native American civilizations have Farm instead of Mill which combines the functions of a Mill and a Livestock Pen, while Asian civilizations have Rice Paddy instead of Mill which combines the functions of a Mill and a Plantation.
Units 
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| Age | Unit | Cost | Pop. | Limit | Civ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Settler Wagon
| 100 food, 100 wood | 2 | 20 | Germans |
- The Settler Wagon requires the Germantown Farmers Home City Card to be trained at Mills.
Technologies Edit
| Age | Improvement | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Seed Drill
| 150 wood, 150 coin | Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, and Settler Wagons gather from Mills, Farms, and Rice Paddies (food) 15% faster |
|  Artificial Fertilizer
| 335 wood, 335 coin | Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, and Settler Wagons gather from Mills, Farms, and Rice Paddies (food) 30% faster; requires Seed Drill |
Further statistics Edit
| Building strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Nothing |
| Weak vs. | Everything |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Flying Buttress (+20%)
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| Sight |  Gas Lighting (+4)
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| Construction cost |  Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
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| Other |  Cherokee Basket Weaving (technologies cost no wood)
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| Penalties |  Code Napoleon (+50% cost, French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost, John Black's Mercenaries only)
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Home City Cards Edit
| Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Mill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europeans
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| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 Improved Buildings
| Buildings get +40% hit points |  | 10 |
 Advanced Mill
| Mills get +100% hit points and costs -50% | | 1 |
 Land Grab
| Mills, Livestock Pens, and Plantations cost -30% to -40% and build time -75% | | 25 |
Germans Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germantown Farmers
| Mills can train Settler Wagons +3 Uhlans | | 25 |
Indians Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Improved Buildings
| Buildings get +25% hit points | | 10 |
Bugs and glitches Edit
- Mills placed too closely together (side by side with no space between them) may cause some villagers to "migrate" to the adjacent Mill. This bug also occurs with Plantations and, to a lesser degree, Farms and Rice Paddies.
History Edit
"A mill is used to break grains down into smaller pieces making cooking and baking easier. They were historically powered by wind, water, or livestock. Grain is ground between stones, known as millstones, until it is fine enough to be used for whatever purpose is needed. Flour for bread was made in this manner."
Gallery Edit
An in-game Mill
German/Russian Mill models (from left to right): Colonial/Fortress Age and Industrial/Imperial Age
See also Edit
Age of Empires III
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