1.   A severe drought has caused most of the corn crop to fail.

2.   Across the state, corn crops failed due to the drought.

3.   The fire had burnt up forty acres of corn crops.

4.   The lack of rain has hurt the corn crop.

5.   An Agriculture Department report released late Monday showed the condition of the corn crop had improved only slightly in the past week.

6.   Any delay in sowing the corn crop could also lead to late planting of soybeans.

7.   At the same time, ears on the developing corn crops are filling with kernels as they race to full maturity.

8.   Back in Washington, the Agriculture Department forecast possibly the third largest domestic corn crop on record and the largest ever in soybeans.

9.   Bigger corn crops are needed to meet surging world demand, Sparks said.

10.   A large corn crop is coming at a time of slow world demand.