SOIL SAMPLE--Gov. Bob Taft, right, and Agriculture Director Fred Dailey examine soil at the Rhoads family farm, in Pickaway County, near Circleville, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. Taft and other state officials toured two farms for a look at crops and pastures damaged by the recent drought and heat in Ohio. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)