450-acre harvest a last for retiring Williamson County farmer
Larry Svehlak, 70, guides his combine through a cornfield along County Road 340 July 8, as he continues his final harvest before retiring. Svehlak and his brother August are harvesting 450 acres this summer.
“I was driving a tractor when I was 7-years-old,” farmer Larry Svehlak mentioned while I rode along in his combine this week.
Mr. Svehlak, 70, is a Granger native who’s lived in Taylor for decades. He’s tilled the soil for a long time, but he’s retiring after finishing this year’s corn harvest. With help from his brother Augie, 71, they’re making their way through 450 acres of corn crop in Gr…
