Auburn sits in the middle of the sugar-beet flats, where the horizon is a line of windbreak trees and the sky does most of the talking. Coles Mow N Go moves through town on summer routes — cutting grass, trimming close along walks and foundations, edging where the lawn meets the drive. The work is quick and it is regular, because grass out here in July does not wait for anybody. A yard mowed on time on a hot Saturday makes the whole street look better. Simple job, done again next week, and it adds up.