Years ago, saw a student land a C150 in a plowed field after engine failed to respond turning base. Instructor, I and several others went to inspect plane found no damage, fuel in tanks, and engine ran fine. (suspect student pulled mixture rather than carb heat? Will never know) Anyway, instructor climbed in, we assisted in getting it to end of field and turned around by pushing on struts, instructor made short/soft field takeoff and returned plane to airport un-damaged. This was in Texas in summer, so field was pretty dry, but a student did manage to land without damage or flipping. Landing and departure were parallel the furrows. I wouldn't fear landing my 172 in a typical Texas field, C210 might be more of a problem though, with a lot more weight on nose.