RE: Three Classifications.. No pun intened..

Why not like a livestock or dog show? There are breed champions and the
grand champions. Breeds are strongly defined and disqualifications
listed. We always knew that some guys crossed some purebreds, if the
offspring showed the off genetics he was kicked into the crossbred
classification.
I still like the idea of largest pumpkin due to the publics Halloween
prospective. In the news today the "worlds largest pumpkin"....
 

Please respond to tim@punkinranch.com. 

Tim Assiter


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Mastrpumkn@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 11:54 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Three Classifications.. No pun intened..

List, My suggestion,

  Class 1)   Pumpkin - yellow to orange  (except for minor incidental 
variations)
  Class 2)   Squash  - gray to green       (except for minor incidental 
variations) 
  Class 3)   Gourd -  Open class- all colors and variations not meeting
class 
1 or 2

      Now, to settle the sure to discussion of incidental color
variations. 
Judges will have final say and use the "Baseball Rule" where a tie goes
to 
the runner. In our Pumpkin and Squash classes, if you have to ask
(question 
the fruits color) it goes into the Open Gourd Class. This will have the 
desired effect of making the pumpkin and Squash class genes as pure as 
possible, with their colors getting better every year.

    Alan R.

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