On a farm just outside of Scott City, Kansas, tractors harvest wheat on a family farm. On this particular farm, the harvest lasts two weeks, with work hours stretching from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. on most days. 

Scott City, Kansas

On a farm just outside of Scott City, Kansas, tractors harvest wheat on a family farm. On this particular farm, the harvest lasts two weeks, with work hours stretching from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. on most days. 
Photograph by George Steinmetz, Nat Geo Image Collection

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