West of the city, Saline Township lies flat and farmed, section roads ruled across corn and soybeans, the Saline River threading quietly through the middle of it. Couture's Property Maintenance keeps the yards along those roads in order, mowing and trimming through the growing season, edging the walks, clearing leaves when October empties the fence-row maples. On an autumn evening you can stand at the end of a cut lawn and watch three miles of stubble field go gold. Winter has no windbreak out here, so the drifting starts early, and the work becomes plowing driveways, opening walks and putting salt down before anyone steps out. Land this open asks to be tended, and it shows when it is.