The Most Efficient Way to Farm

Step 1:

First add one source block of water.

Step 2:

Use the hoe to till the soil up to four blocks away from the side of the water source.

Step 3:

Fill in the rest of the the area with a hoe.

Step 4:

Add your desired seed to the farm land, then wait for it to grow.

Step 5:

Once you have completed this you are done but if you would like to see while farming just do one of this two things.