and every evening , when the work was done and the rest of the green stems had been removed from the leaves , and the crop had been sheeted and packed , and the air smelled of the remoistened tobacco and tar , he sat on a chair beside ciggy and watched the shadows lengthen in the field , and they discussed where they 'd buy the seed for the outfield grass so it would no longer be a scrabble of dirt and loose stone out there .