The rail line still splits Alapaha the way it always has, and the little grid of streets around it turns green early — South Georgia springs come on in March, weeks ahead of most places. Maynor's Lawn Care meets that first flush with mowing, trimming, edging and a clearing-out of whatever winter dropped in the beds and along the fences. Berrien County ground is sandy and drains quick, so the work can go on the day after a rain when other places are still soft underfoot. A yard cut on a steady rhythm keeps its shape all season instead of having to be wrestled back into it. Alapaha, and the neighbors a few miles out, are where the route runs.