Now I understand how they felt. If you get hail, you could lose a year's income. Enola Dreier, Hesston, 1998. Working outdoors brings many pleasures during harvest. Wheat straw gives off a clean, hot smell as it bakes in the sun.
Uncut fields resemble oceans as they ripple in the wind.
Grain tastes warm and nutty when it's cracked between teeth. Just the sound of wheat pouring into bins can give a farmer a feeling of contentment that's almost physical.