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News-Argus/BOBBY WILLIAMS

Scott Hargrove picks soybeans on the farm of Ronnie and Nelson Parks on Zion Church Road on Sunday. Wayne County farmers have been working long hours to catch up with the harvest of beans and cotton, which have been held back by a recent spate of rainy weather. More rain is forecast this week. Thousands of acres of soybeans planted each year are a mainstay of the Wayne County economy, which is heavily dependent on agriculture.