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Rice harvest

Laura Simon
Monday, September 24, 2012

Heath Burger and his family harvest their 270 acres of rice Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. This was the first year the family has grown rice, and is the only rice farm in Cape Girardeau County. The combine holds 325 bushels. The rice harvest is transported to a grain bin in Benton, Mo. where it will dry out until January or February before it is sold.

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    Heath Burger navigates the combine through his family's 270 acres of rice Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. This was the first year the family has grown rice, and is the only rice farm in Cape Girardeau County. The combine holds 325 bushels. The rice harvest is transported to a grain bin in Benton, Mo. where it will dry out until January or February before it is sold. (Laura Simon)
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    The combine sweeps across the rice field Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. (Laura Simon)
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    Rice from the field pours into the back of the combine during harvest Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. (Laura Simon)
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    Heath Burger navigates the combine through his family's 270 acres of rice Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. This was the first year the family has grown rice, and is the only rice farm in Cape Girardeau County. The combine holds 325 bushels. The rice harvest is transported to a grain bin in Benton, Mo. where it will dry out until January or February before it is sold. (Laura Simon)
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    Rice is loaded into a transport truck Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. (Laura Simon)
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    Heath Burger unloads 325 bushels of rice from his combine Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. (Laura Simon)
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    Heath Burger navigates the combine through his family's 270 acres of rice Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. This was the first year the family has grown rice, and is the only rice farm in Cape Girardeau County. The combine holds 325 bushels. The rice harvest is transported to a grain bin in Benton, Mo. where it will dry out until January or February before it is sold. (Laura Simon)
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    Rice pours out of the combine Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 off of Route AB in Cape Girardeau County. (Laura Simon)