1.   Apply enough water to wet the ground to a depth of six to eight inches.

2.   A good deep soaking wets the ground all the way down.

3.   Acre after acre of cornfields resembled rice paddies, with corn stalks plastered flat to wet ground scored by little streams of water.

4.   Even rising temperatures this week could result in skinnier cattle, as the snow melts and the animals find the ground too wet for comfort, analysts said.

5.   Soybean futures plunged on speculation the moisture will keep the ground wet enough to nourish the crops ahead of rain expected next week.

6.   The game originally was scheduled last week but was postponed due to wet grounds.

7.   The number of overs was cut because of the three-hour delay in the start due to wet ground after overnight rains.