Southern Drought Congress ** FILE ** A farm tractor scatters dust as it moves across a field on a farm along state road 82 near Tifton, Ga., Thursday, May 31, 2007. May set records for dry conditions in the state. As the South battles yet another scorching drought, an Alabama congressman's proposal for helping the region's farmers build their own small reservoirs is catching on in Congress. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)