A few miles short of the Kansas line, Copan keeps its lake spread out to the west where the Little Caney River slows and widens. Late summer turns the prairie edge to bronze, and wind crossing the water carries the smell of cut hay well into evening. Integrity Lawn Services holds the yards through it — mowing, trimming, edging, and taking the clippings off the drives. There is an order to a mown lawn out where the country grows grass mostly on its own terms. Cut on Friday, a Copan yard will look tended straight through the weekend.