Paul Gould, owner of AgraTech, Inc. in Webbers Falls, Okla., sprays soybean fields with water using one of his crop duster airplanes, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Gould, 49, says he can do his job for another 10 or 15 years, health permitting, buying time for him to find a successor to take over his business. Recruiting the next generation of crop dusting pilots has proven difficult for many mom-and-pop business owners, and some worry that lucrative careers with the airlines, better technology and genetically engineered crops are contributing to a decline in the industry. (AP Photo/Brandi Simons)
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