Having seen trout fishermen like my Uncle Nate demonstrate the uncommon sensibility as comes with a hat, I know agriculture could do worse than follow a fedora. The requisites of such a hat are pretty straightforward. Shelter is only half the business. If a hat doesnt provide a fair dose of shed, it isnt doing its job. To this simple purpose, the duck bill, alias feedmill hat, is damn close to shucked-corn naked.
Real hats have character.
They look manly, and provide a decent measure of roof. Attach a chin strap and not only does the hat stay put, but the mouth underneath that hat stays shut. It is not such a wild observation to note that solvency and keeping your mouth closed are more than approximately affiliated. Any hat that helps a farmer keep his mouth closed is a good companion, never mind a hat that can hush the world enough to hear trout converse. Isherwood lives, writes and farms in Plover.