By eleven o'clock on an Illinois August day the air over Troy has gone thick enough to lean on, which is why the day starts early. Jake's Lawn Care is out while dew is still on the blades — mowing, trimming around beds and fence posts, edging a drive down to a straight line, then on to the next yard ahead of the worst heat. That early start is the whole difference between a lawn cut well and a lawn merely cut. Spring and fall bring the cleanups, a yard put in order at each end of the growing season. Troy's blocks look better for hours most of the town sleeps through.