diff --git a/src/components/farm/Board.jsx b/src/components/farm/Board.jsx
index 3f5ce79..9d1eadb 100644
--- a/src/components/farm/Board.jsx
+++ b/src/components/farm/Board.jsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import Tractor from '../tractor/Tractor.jsx'
 import { GAME_STATES, ALERTS } from '../../constants.js'
 import { itemCard, itemCardShort, fateCard, ridgeNames } from 'game.js'
 import { setSelectedCard, setMessagePanelSpace, setMPDims, movePlayer,
-         nextUIAction, alert, alertHandled } from './actions.js'
+         nextUIAction, alert, alertHandled, setCardError } from './actions.js'
 import { buy, roll, endTurn, loan, trade, submitTradeAccept,
          submitTradeDeny, submitTradeCancel, audit,
          buyUncleBert, skip  } from './interface.js'
@@ -1673,20 +1673,23 @@ class BoardApp extends React.Component {
                             </div>
                             <div className={this.tabClass(SCREENS.cards)}>
                                 <Row>
-                                    <div className='cell medium-auto'>
-                                        <CardList ui={this.props.ui} cardId={this.state.card.id}
-                                                  setCard={this.setCard} />
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div className='cell medium-auto'>
-                                        <Card ui={this.props.ui}
-                                              playerCash={this.props.player.cash}
-                                              playerDebt={this.props.player.debt}
-                                              card={this.state.card}
-                                              cost={this.state.card.total / 1000}
-                                              min={(this.state.card.total * this.props.game.settings.downPayment) / 1000}
-                                              max={Math.floor(Math.min(this.props.player.cash / 1000, this.state.card.total / 1000))}
-                                              cash={(this.state.card.total * this.props.game.settings.downPayment) / 1000} />
-                                    </div>
+                                    <Col width="12">
+                                        <div>
+                                            <CardList ui={this.props.ui} cardId={this.state.card.id}
+                                                      setCard={this.setCard} />
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div>
+                                            <Card ui={this.props.ui}
+                                                  setCardError={this.props.setCardError}
+                                                  playerCash={this.props.player.cash}
+                                                  playerDebt={this.props.player.debt}
+                                                  card={this.state.card}
+                                                  cost={this.state.card.total / 1000}
+                                                  min={(this.state.card.total * this.props.game.settings.downPayment) / 1000}
+                                                  max={Math.floor(Math.min(this.props.player.cash / 1000, this.state.card.total / 1000))}
+                                                  cash={(this.state.card.total * this.props.game.settings.downPayment) / 1000} />
+                                        </div>
+                                    </Col>
                                 </Row>
                             </div>
                             <div className={this.tabClass(SCREENS.loans)}>
@@ -1730,7 +1733,7 @@ class BoardApp extends React.Component {
 
 export default connect(
     state => state.farm,
-    { setMessagePanelSpace, setMPDims, nextUIAction, movePlayer, alert, alertHandled }
+    { setMessagePanelSpace, setMPDims, nextUIAction, movePlayer, alert, alertHandled, setCardError }
 )(BoardApp)
 
 class Card extends React.Component {
@@ -1755,6 +1758,7 @@ class Card extends React.Component {
                                       parseInt(target.value)), this.props.max);
         if (isNaN(value)) { value = this.props.min; }
         this.setState({ cash: value });
+        this.props.setCardError(false);
     }
 
     handleSubmit = e => {
@@ -1799,6 +1803,13 @@ class Card extends React.Component {
                                 </div>
                             </Col>
                         </Row>
+                        {this.props.ui.cardError ? (
+                             <Row>
+                                 <Col width="12">
+                                     <span className="error">{this.props.ui.cardError}</span>
+                                 </Col>
+                             </Row>
+                        ) : (<></>)}
 
                     </form>
                 </div>); break;
@@ -1831,9 +1842,9 @@ class CardListComp extends React.Component {
               cards = ui.cards,
               cardOps = cards.map((c, i) =>
                   (<li key={i} className={c.id == this.props.cardId ? 'card-select-selected' : ''}
-                   onClick={() => this.props.setCard(c)}>
-                       {c.summary}
-                   </li>));
+                       onClick={() => { this.props.setCard(c); this.props.setCardError(false); }}>
+                      {c.summary}
+                  </li>));
 
         return (
         <GroupBox title='Cards'>
@@ -1847,5 +1858,5 @@ class CardListComp extends React.Component {
 
 const CardList = connect(
     null,
-    { setSelectedCard }
+    { setSelectedCard, setCardError }
 )(CardListComp)
diff --git a/src/components/farm/actionTypes.js b/src/components/farm/actionTypes.js
index 3a13924..b31c71c 100644
--- a/src/components/farm/actionTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/farm/actionTypes.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const UPDATE_PLAYER = 'update-player';
 export const GAME_STATE = 'game-state';
 export const SET_SELECTED_CARD = 'set-selected-card';
 export const SET_CARDS = 'set-cards';
+export const SET_CARD_ERROR = 'set-card-error';
 export const SPACE_PUSH_PLAYER = 'space-push-player';
 export const SPACE_CLEAR_PLAYERS = 'space-clear-players';
 export const SET_OLD_MESSAGES = 'set-old-messages';
diff --git a/src/components/farm/actions.js b/src/components/farm/actions.js
index 803c34a..2af7f2b 100644
--- a/src/components/farm/actions.js
+++ b/src/components/farm/actions.js
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import { UPDATE_GAME, UPDATE_PLAYER, GAME_STATE, SET_SELECTED_CARD, SET_CARDS,
          SPACE_PUSH_PLAYER, SPACE_CLEAR_PLAYERS, SET_OLD_MESSAGES, MESSAGE_PANEL_SPACE,
          MP_MOUSE, SET_MP_DIMS, MARK_ACTION_CHANGE_HANDLED, SET_NEXT_ACTION,
          MOVE_PLAYER, NEXT_UI_ACTION, NEXT_UI_ACTION_SILENT, ALERT, ALERT_HANDLED,
-         AUTO_SKIP, MESSAGE, SET_HARVEST_TABLE } from './actionTypes.js'
+         AUTO_SKIP, MESSAGE, SET_HARVEST_TABLE, SET_CARD_ERROR } from './actionTypes.js'
 
 export { updateGame, updatePlayer, gameState, setSelectedCard, setCards,
          spacePushPlayer, spaceClearPlayers, setOldMessages, setMessagePanelSpace,
          mpMouse, setMPDims, movePlayer, setNextAction, nextUIAction,
          markActionChangeHandled, nextUIActionSilent, alert, alertHandled,
-         autoSkip, message, setHarvestTable }
+         autoSkip, message, setHarvestTable, setCardError }
 
 function updateGame(update) {
     return { type: UPDATE_GAME,
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ function setCards(cards) {
              cards };
 }
 
+function setCardError(error) {
+    return { type: SET_CARD_ERROR, error };
+}
+
 function spacePushPlayer(id, player) {
     return { type: SPACE_PUSH_PLAYER,
              id,
diff --git a/src/components/farm/interface.js b/src/components/farm/interface.js
index c95e97d..f3c904c 100644
--- a/src/components/farm/interface.js
+++ b/src/components/farm/interface.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import * as websocket from '../../websocket.js'
 import { updateGame, updatePlayer, gameState, setSelectedCard, setCards,
          movePlayer, setOldMessages, markActionChangeHandled,
          mpMouse, rolled, setNextAction, nextUIAction, nextUIActionSilent, alert,
-         autoSkip, message, alertHandled, setHarvestTable } from './actions.js'
+         autoSkip, message, alertHandled, setHarvestTable, setCardError } from './actions.js'
 import { itemCard, fateCard } from 'game.js'
 
 export { initialize, buy, roll, endTurn, loan, trade, submitTradeAccept,
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ function handleMessage(evt) {
             store.dispatch(setNextAction(false, false));
             store.dispatch(nextUIAction());
         }
+        if (data.event === 'buy' && data.error) {
+            store.dispatch(setCardError(data.error));
+        }
         store.dispatch(updatePlayer(data.player));
         if (data.event === 'init') {
             store.dispatch(movePlayer(data.player.space, 0, data.player.color));
diff --git a/src/components/farm/reducers.js b/src/components/farm/reducers.js
index a5fb4dc..4f245ef 100644
--- a/src/components/farm/reducers.js
+++ b/src/components/farm/reducers.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { UPDATE_GAME, UPDATE_PLAYER, GAME_STATE, SET_SELECTED_CARD, SET_CARDS,
          SET_OLD_MESSAGES, MESSAGE_PANEL_SPACE, MP_MOUSE,
          SET_MP_DIMS, MOVE_PLAYER, SET_NEXT_ACTION, NEXT_UI_ACTION,
          MARK_ACTION_CHANGE_HANDLED, NEXT_UI_ACTION_SILENT, ALERT, ALERT_HANDLED,
-         AUTO_SKIP, MESSAGE, SET_HARVEST_TABLE } from './actionTypes.js'
+         AUTO_SKIP, MESSAGE, SET_HARVEST_TABLE, SET_CARD_ERROR } from './actionTypes.js'
 import { GAME_STATES } from '../../constants.js'
 import { spaceContent, corners } from 'game.js'
 
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const initialState = {
           },
     ui: { card: { type: 'no-card', contents: '', total: 0 },
           cards: [],
+          cardError: false,
           action: false,
           actionValue: null,
           nextAction: false,
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ export default function(state = initialState, action) {
         return { ...state, ui: { ...state.ui, card: action.card }};
     case SET_CARDS:
         return { ...state, ui: { ...state.ui, cards: action.cards }};
+    case SET_CARD_ERROR:
+        return { ...state, ui: { ...state.ui, cardError: action.error }};
     case MOVE_PLAYER:
         return { ...state, spaces: state.spaces
                  .map((item, index) => {
diff --git a/src/server/farm.scm b/src/server/farm.scm
index 02e3f1f..b49d073 100644
--- a/src/server/farm.scm
+++ b/src/server/farm.scm
@@ -375,28 +375,20 @@
         (ridges '(ridge1 ridge2 ridge3 ridge4)))
     (cond ((and (member unnormalized-crop ridges)
                 (not (ridge-available? game unnormalized-crop)))
-           (push-message player (conc "Ridge already leased."))
-           #f)
+           "Ridge already leased.")
           ((> (player-space player) 14)
-           (push-message player (conc "Crops may only be bought in winter."))
-           #f)
+           "Crops may only be bought in winter.")
           ((> cash-value (player-cash player))
-           (push-message player (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop ". Not enough cash."))
-           #f)
+           (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop ". Not enough cash."))
           ((< cash-value (* total-cost (game-setting 'down-payment game)))
-           (push-message player
-                         (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop ". Not enough down payment."))
-           #f)
-          ((> (- total-cost cash-value) (- (game-setting 'max-debt game) (player-debt player)))
-           (push-message player
-                         (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop ". Not enough credit."))
-           #f)
+           (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop ". Not enough down payment."))
+          ((> (- total-cost cash-value) (max 0 (- (game-setting 'max-debt game) (player-debt player))))
+           (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop ". Not enough credit."))
           ((and (eq? unnormalized-crop 'cows)
                 (= (- (player-asset 'cows player)
                       (fold + 0 (map cdr (player-ridges player))))
                    20))
-           (push-message player (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop " because it would exceed maximum allowed on farm."))
-           #f)
+           (conc "Could not buy " unnormalized-crop " because it would exceed maximum allowed on farm."))
           (else
            (let ((assets (player-assets player)))
              (safe-set!
@@ -408,7 +400,6 @@
              (when (member unnormalized-crop ridges)
                (safe-set! (player-ridges player)
                  (alist-update unnormalized-crop amount (player-ridges player))))
-             (push-message player (conc "You bought " amount " " crop "."))
              #t)))))
 
 (define (make-player-year-rule id rule)
@@ -880,26 +871,29 @@
         ((string=? type "buy")
          (let* ((id (alist-ref 'id msg))
                 (otb (find (lambda (x) (= id (alist-ref 'id x)))
-                           (player-otbs player))))
-           (when (buy-crop (normalize-crop
-                            (string->symbol (alist-ref 'crop otb)))
-                           (string->symbol (alist-ref 'crop otb))
-                           (alist-ref 'amount otb)
-                           (* (or (and (number? (alist-ref 'cash msg))
-                                       (alist-ref 'cash msg))
-                                  0)
-                              1000)
-                           player
-                           game)
-             (safe-set! (game-otbs game)
-               (append (game-otbs game)
-                       (filter (lambda (x) (= id (alist-ref 'id x)))
-                               (player-otbs player))))
-             (safe-set! (player-otbs player)
-               (filter (lambda (x) (not (= id (alist-ref 'id x))))
-                       (player-otbs player)))))
-         (message-players! game player '() type: "update")
-         (create-ws-response player "buy" '()))
+                           (player-otbs player)))
+                (bought-crop (buy-crop (normalize-crop
+                                        (string->symbol (alist-ref 'crop otb)))
+                                       (string->symbol (alist-ref 'crop otb))
+                                       (alist-ref 'amount otb)
+                                       (* (or (and (number? (alist-ref 'cash msg))
+                                                   (alist-ref 'cash msg))
+                                              0)
+                                          1000)
+                                       player
+                                       game)))
+           (if (eq? bought-crop #t)
+               (begin
+                (safe-set! (game-otbs game)
+                           (append (game-otbs game)
+                                   (filter (lambda (x) (= id (alist-ref 'id x)))
+                                           (player-otbs player))))
+                (safe-set! (player-otbs player)
+                           (filter (lambda (x) (not (= id (alist-ref 'id x))))
+                                   (player-otbs player)))
+                (message-players! game player '() type: "update")
+                (create-ws-response player "buy" '()))
+               (create-ws-response player "buy" `((error . ,bought-crop))))))
         ((string=? type "buy-uncle-bert")
          (safe-set! (player-cash player) (- (player-cash player) 10000))
          (safe-set! (player-assets player)
@@ -1873,7 +1867,6 @@
 
 ;; mark spaces
 
-;; support trading farmers fates
-;; test tractor/harvester a lot better
-
 ;; trade notification keeps popping up
+
+;; you can see how much money you make before you harvest
diff --git a/src/style.scss b/src/style.scss
index c8e1ee5..2732007 100644
--- a/src/style.scss
+++ b/src/style.scss
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ $tab-margin: 0.3rem;
         flex-grow: 2;
     }
     @include breakpoint(large) {
-        width: 40rem;
+        width: 26rem;
     }
 }
 
@@ -804,3 +804,8 @@ $intro-time: 6s;
     bottom: 0;
     opacity: 0.5;
     right: 4px; }
+
+.error {
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+    color: red;
+    font-weight: bold }
diff --git a/webpack.common.js b/webpack.common.js
index 7fca86f..5bd0cc7 100644
--- a/webpack.common.js
+++ b/webpack.common.js
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ module.exports = {
             chunkFilename: '[id].css',
         }),
         new CopyPlugin([
-            { from: './src/server/farm.scm', to: './farm.scm' },
-            { from: './src/server/farm', to: './farm' },
+            { from: './src/server/', to: './' },
             { from: './assets/game/', to: './assets/game/' }
         ]),
         new webpack.LoaderOptionsPlugin({