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Published July 16, 2012, 12:00 AM

Drought across the Midwest


Leaves become dry and brittle on stalks of corn in a parched field outside Effingham, Ill., Monday, July 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

  • Leaves become dry and brittle on stalks of corn in a parched field outside Effingham, Ill., Monday, July 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
  • Corn stalks struggling from lack of rain and a heat wave covering most of the country lie flat on the ground Monday, July 16, 2012 in Farmingdale, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
  • Corn grown in a parched field outside Effingham, Ill., on Monday, July 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert Ray
  • Corn stalks struggling from lack of rain and a heat wave covering most of the country are seen Monday, July 16, 2012 in Farmingdale, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
  • Corn stalks struggling from lack of rain and a heat wave covering most of the country are seen Monday, July 16, 2012 in Farmingdale, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
  • Corn stalks struggling from lack of rain and a heat wave covering most of the country are seen Monday, July 16, 2012 in Farmingdale, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)