RE: Three Classifications.. No pun intened..
Curious question for you...are there color variations within different
breeds of dogs? Is a black lab judged differently from a brown lab? Does
it really matter? These animals are judged on their looks, health and
abilities.
Squash (the term for the fruit that we grow regardless of it's color) are
judged on their weight. I repeat my earlier theory...ALL fruit should be
judged solely on their weight first and foremost. Sponsors who are
interested in looks should specify their prizes based on their own criteria.
It is up to the individual weigh-offs to seek out their own sponsors, it is
the responsibility of the GPC to determine the rules for the WEIGH-off.
If Libby's is interested in sponsoring the largest Pumpkin, great, let them
offer a prize and come up with their criteria for what they consider a
pumpkin.
If Green Giant wants to sponsor the largest green squash, let them determine
the criteria that fruit must meet.
If Starkist wants to sponsor the biggest salmon-colored squash, great.
If Turtle Wax wants to sponsor the shiniest or smoothest fruit, great.
If Chiquita wants to sponsor the largest yellow squash, whatever!
My point is, if a sponsor is interested in prizes for looks, then they need
to come up with their own criteria. Those of us who are growing the fruit
are interested in weight, that is why we go to a weigh-off and not a beauty
pageant with our fruit.
-Gus
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Assiter [t*@punkinranch.com]
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:03 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: 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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