Mr. Haycox is an elderly member of the Reconstruction and Reclamation Corps. Unlike other workers in the Corps, though, he has a very specific job, which is to serve as caretaker for an old farm. The farm’s previous owner, , stipulated in his will that the farm must be left in its antiquated, pre-machine state. As such, Mr. Haycox is tasked with running the land the old-fashioned way, devoting himself to the outdated practice of farming—something that entices and compels him to buy the property.