South of Mulberry the land lets go of the hills and lies down flat toward the Arkansas River, all long fields and a sky with room in it. Earthworx of Arkansas keeps yards in that valley cut, trimmed and tidied — the mowing, the string work along fences, the cleanup that actually finishes a job. Valley heat in August is a heavy thing, so the work starts early while dew is still on the blades. Looking back across a wide open lot with the passes running straight and the edges holding a line is its own kind of pay. Mulberry and the places down in the bottoms are worked the same way, week in and week out.