In Teutopolis the church steeple rises straight out of the corn and holds the horizon from every road into town. Performance Lawn & Power mows the yards underneath it — weekly cuts, trimming around trees and posts, edging drives and walks, and cleanup so clippings stay out of the flowerbeds. July here is hot and still, so the route runs early while dew still weighs down the blades. Effingham County lots are deep and open, which means a long pass and a clean line at the end of it. Late in the day the fields go gold and the lawns go green, and everything looks squared away.