TAFT TOURS FARMS--Gov. Bob Taft's Highway Patrol helicopter lands, in what is normally a green pasture, at the Rhoads family farm, in Pickaway County, near Circleville, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. Taft and other state officials were on hand to look at crops and pastures damaged by the recent drought and heat in Ohio. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

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)

OHIO DROUGHT--Farmer Jerry Wolford, left, shows Gov. Bob Taft, center, and Agriculture Director Fred Dailey how high the corn should be at this time of year, as Taft and other officials examined damage done to crops and pastures by the recent drought and heat in Pickaway County, near Circleville, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

CROP DAMAGE--Farmer Jerry Wolford, left, shows Gov. Bob Taft damage done to his corn crop, due to the recent drought and heat, as Taft and other officials toured farms in Pickaway County, near Circleville, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)