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Region farmers struggle as drought deepens

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga. This corn, less than three feet tall, should be as tall as the farmer who planted it.

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga.

Walker County, Ga., farmer Donald Martin stands amid the stubble of what remains of his pasture where a new crop of hay should be green and several inches tall by now. His cattle are already eating the hay cut this spring that was meant for winter feeding.

Walker County, Ga., farmer Donald Martin stands amid the stubble of what remains of his pasture where a new crop of hay should be green and several inches tall by now.

Walker County, Ga., farmer Donald Martin drives past his home garden where it took 10,000 gallons of water to get his four rows of corn to produce this summer.

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga. Here, a tiny ear of corn poke out from corn stalk less then three feet tall.

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga.

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga.

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga.

The corn crop on farms in Walker County, Ga., has been stunted by extreme drought conditions spanning the tri-state area around Chattanooga. These corn stalks should be at least head-high with at least two ears of corn.

James Burton walks through a dry field on his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

James Burton opens a gate to a dry field on his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

James Burton talks about his shortage of hay on his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

James Burton stands inside a barn that would normally be filled completely with hay from his farm, but now has only enough to last him through the winter, on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and he has stopped selling hay to customers to keep his cattle for the winter.

A calf moves with the herd into one of Jim Burton's hay fields, which he would normally allow to grow this time of year, at at his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

Cattle are moved into one of Jim Burton's hay fields, which he would normally allow to grow this time of year, at at his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

James Burton opens a gate to move cattle into one of his hay fields, which he would normally allow to grow this time of year, at at his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

Cattle are moved into one of Jim Burton's hay fields, which he would normally allow to grow this time of year, at at his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

James Burton opens a gate to move cattle into one of his hay fields, which he would normally allow to grow this time of year, at at his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

James Burton walks through a dry field on his farm on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in LaFayette, Ga. Burton says that the ongoing drought has forced him to graze cattle in fields he would normally save for next year, and while he would normally be selling his hay to customers, he has only just enough to last his own farm through the winter.

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