Falina you could send us some of that rain... <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> <br /><br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->&quot;Farmers worry as parts of Texas are driest in US<br />March 02, 2009 05:29 EST<br /><br /><br />LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Drought conditions in Texas are keeping farmers from planting crops, forcing cattle producers to cull their herds and drying up lakes across the state.<br /><br />Despite being soaked by three hurricanes last year, a recent Drought Monitor map shows that almost 97 percent of the nation&#39;s No. 2 agricultural state is experiencing some drought.<br /><br /><b>Parts of central Texas and the Hill Country are facing exceptional droughts -- making them the driest regions in the country. A Texas AgriLife Extension Service spokesman says with bone-dry soil there&#39;s nothing for farmers to plant on.</b><br /><br />But the parched state could be lapping up rainfall in the coming months. Forecasters say it appears the La Nina weather pattern that&#39;s kept Texas dry may be breaking up<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />As you can see it&#39;s dry as a powder house down here.<br /><br />Later<br />Jim<br /><br />