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Well, I bought that land

fair and square.

Legally.

- And you've got...

- I've got nothing!

I had 480 acres

and you took 200 of them.

You're smart enough

to know what you've done.

You put me out of business.

"Expand or die," they say.

Well, you killed me off good.

But I still own this land

you're standing on,

and I suggest you leave.

Good afternoon, ma'am.

Hey, buddy.

Hello.

Dean?

What?

Where are you?

Dean!

Dean!

Dean!

Dean, God.

Dean, you all right?

What happened?

Is he dead?

It was an accident.

Ah.

Have you noticed Dad's been out

three mornings in a row?

No, I didn't notice.

Henry.

Hi.

I'm leaving, Whipple.

Going out west.

I might put you as a reference

if that's okay.

So be expecting some calls.

Of course.

Give them my number.

I'll sing your praises.

Henry...

Um...

I just wanna thank you.

While it was fun, I had fun,

you know?

Oh, and make sure

and get Decatur back.

You still have a month before

Customer Appreciation Day.

In times of despair and

confusion, it is important to have hope.

As lost sheep

in the eyes of our Lord,

we need guidance

in the face of the unknown

and uncertain future.

Let us not become weary

in doing good,

for at the proper time we will reap

a harvest if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:
9.

The agents have examined

and cleared my invoices,

and they say

that it's all up to you.

This contract has everything

that you asked for.

You can rent and work the land

free of charge, as a tenant.

For life.

Now, will you call off the agents?

God may not answer immediately,

but we will all be given that which

we are due in the eyes of the Lord.

For better or for worse.

But when the time is right,

God will act.

He will hold his hand out to you.

So keep hope...

Is he all right?

Close to your heart.

And now please, rise and join me

in the Lord's Prayer.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name,

thy kingdom come, thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses...

Brad!

As we forgive those

who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom

and the power and the glory,

forever and ever. Amen.

This is Iowa. Right here

you can see Green County.

And this right here,

you recognize this?

That's your property.

That's your farm.

Zoom in. Right here,

your soil temperatures.

Very specific. Up to the minute.

Very cutting-edge. Over your property.

This is right now,

as we stand here.

This is us right here.

Jim.

Jim.

I am so sorry.

I, uh...

I want to tell you something.

No. There's nothing to say,

Henry.

We're still hopeful.

But I know that with each day

that goes by, it's less likely that...

When he was little,

I would tell him,

as long as I was alive,

nothing could happen to him.

Jim, we're so sorry

to hear about your son.

That's very

kind of you, Bobbie.

You're in our prayers, Jim.

Okay.

I wanna say that, um...

What I wanna say is that I just

got back from Decatur with Dean.

And he took an order

for next season

from a customer of yours,

Wilbur Bastian.

Oh, well...

Right, Wilbur.

He's called me a couple of times.

I just haven't been able

to get down there.

It means that Decatur

is my territory again.

And I want to apologize.

I'm gonna make sure that

Dean transfers that sale to you.

Why, Henry?

Business is business.

No, Dean's done right.

You should be proud of him.

Jim.

Isn't there something more?

I'll see you at the next

Liberty meeting, Henry.

Henry, did you eat?

I left your dinner in the fridge.

Henry?

It's Brad Johnson, isn't it?

Did Dean do it?

No.

It was me.

It, uh...

it was an accident.

I... I didn't know what to do. I...

I don't know what to do.

We're a team.

We're a team.

And you and I are gonna pick

ourselves up by our bootstraps.

We're gonna keep

a smile on our face.

We're gonna work real hard.

In less than a month,

it's Customer Appreciation Day.

And after that's the harvest.

It's gonna be a great harvest.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I made it to the top.

The sky is so clear,

I can see all the way to Iowa.

I wonder if this is how God feels.

Inside are some earrings

for you, Mom.

You always looked beautiful

in this color.

Dad, I hope you'll be proud of me.

I'll be home soon.

Love, Grant.

Thank you, sir.

I think that one's cooked.

How you doing,

sweetheart?

Yeah, of course. Thanks

for coming out, guys. Hi.

Is he still up?

Oh, that's wonderful.

You're making your family

very proud, sonny boy.

What I'm supposed to do.

Damn right.

All right.

Keep it up.

Thanks.

- Hello, everybody.

- Hello.

And welcome to Whipple's 12th

Annual Customer Appreciation Day.

I hope everybody here is enjoying

the Hickory Park barbecue

and the Picket Fence ice cream.

Some of us love it a little bit

more than others. Hee-hoo.

Now, this summer,

we won back Decatur,

making us number one

in seven counties again.

But more importantly,

I got a son to inherit

the family farm.

It's what I always wanted.

So am I a happy man?

Yeah.

- Am I a happy man?

- Yeah.

How could I not be?

But today, I choose to value you.

Each and every one of you.

Thank you.

And happy

Customer Appreciation Day.

Yeah.

Now I'd like to get my son up here.

The future of Whipple & Sons,

Dean Whipple.

Dean, come on up here.

Thank you, Dad.

So we mentioned Decatur

and winning.

In my years as a racer,

before I was injured,

I won just about every trophy

figure-eight racing had to offer.

I know what it takes to be number one.

That is the level of success

that I will bring to each

and every one of your fields.

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