"Only two things 111 leave behind are a mule and a corn crop."
"The perception is that we have a good corn crop," he said.
Half of the corn crop in Illinois has already been lost, state officials said yesterday.
Together those three states harvest about 45 percent of the nation's annual corn crop.
The rain could further delay the planting of corn crops in those states.
The drought has taken a heavy toll on the corn crop.
This year's corn crop is expected to be strong.
Each boy would do all work raising his corn crop.
About 2 percent of the corn crop is genetically engineered.
Ohio officials say that state's $900 million corn crop is threatened.