John Kiefner points out the corn cobs that failed to mature due to the drought on a farm in Manhattan, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
A field of corn in poor condition on a farm in Channahon, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
A field of corn in poor condition on a farm in Channahon, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
A field of corn in poor condition on a farm in Channahon, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
A field of corn in poor condition on a farm in Channahon, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
John Kiefner looks over a field of corn with corn cobs that failed to mature on a farm in Manhattan, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
John Kiefner points out the corn cobs that failed to mature on a farm in Manhattan, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Corn cobs that failed to mature next to an example of last years harvest (left) on a farm in Manhattan, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Corn cobs (left) that failed to mature on a farm in Manhattan, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
John Kiefner talks about the drought with examples of corn cobs that failed to mature on a farm in Manhattan, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
A field of corn in poor condition on a farm in Channahon, Illinois, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
The Will County corn crop is kaput. Cobs are shrunken, kernels are scarce, and yields will be well below average. “For this time of year, we’re still supposed to be grass green, but it looks likes it’s ready for harvest,” Will County Farm Bureau Manager …
