One misconception about living in a rural area is that it is quiet. It isn't. The sounds of a city aren't here, but the sounds of an agricultural industry abound. During the spring, the sounds are mostly of tractors working in the field, of livestock being born, and of all sizes of mowers getting revved up. During the summer, the noise dies down, but in the fall it starts up again. Harvest time means that lots of combines and grain dryer sounds are all around. Sometimes the dryer sounds pop up throughout the year.
Over all of this noise, especially on clear days, you can hear the hum of the ethanol plant. Living in a community that is agriculturally based is living in a community of industry. It isn't much different than living next to a factory, except that you have plants and animals instead of huge buildings.
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