Farmer Vern Drew hand-feeds some of his remaining sheep on his property near the Australian capital city of Canberra. Farmer Vern Drew hand-feeds some of his remaining sheep on his property near the Australian capital city of Canberra July 24, 2004. Drew's property has received only around four inches of rain so far this year, down from a yearly average of 26 inches. After being hit hard in 2002 by Australia's worst drought in a century, he must continue to buy grain to feed his remaining sheep. The state of New South Wales still has 87.3 percent of it's area drought-declared. Picture taken July 24, 2004. REUTERS/David Gray