RE: Yesterday

Hey Russ,
I'll send you one of my good luck charms. After banding calves (instead of
knife castration) the blood loss to the testes makes them fall off. It is
like an Easter egg hunt in the pasture looking for them. They look just like
a rabbit's foot! LOL!
You should have messed with your neighbor and went over all covered in blood
with axe in hand. You could have asked them if they had a boat, some chain
and cinder blocks you could borrow.

Steve Haberman



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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
rstokes@wi.rr.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:32 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Cc: Steve Haberman
Subject: RE: Yesterday

Hello Steve,

Actually, I have done some of those things having grown up on a farm.  The
worst is when my father made me hold the pig still while he castrated it.
Still gives me the willies.

I still have one other pumpkin that is very big, hopefully it will be okay
and I have some in the 400-500 lb range that are very nice in shape and
color.  So not all is lost.  As I was cutting up the pumpkin I accidently
nicked myself in the arm, so between the blood and sweat it looked like I
had chopped off my arm.  It was all just a very gross experience and I am
glad it is not on youtube or somewhere else.  Stillborn calf, yeah that
would be a tough one.

Russ Stokes

Thanks for your words of encouragement.
---- Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote: 
> Sorry Russ! I have been there every year the last 10. I just had a 500
> pounder come off the vine but she isn't rotten. Cleaning those things up
is
> a terrible chore.
> We do have some pretty bad chores around here that rival stinky pumpkins
> though. Have you ever banded a steer calf? How about dehorning a cow? I
> remember as a boy, removing a stillborn calf from its' mother.....in 2
> pieces.
> Do you have any fruits left? I hope you get a giant some day!
> 
> Steve Haberman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of
> Russ Stokes
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:37 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Yesterday
> 
> Yesterday I had the task of cutting up my 800 lb pumpkin that went soft.
It
> was more rotten than I thought and it was one big mess.  I had to cut it
up
> little by little in order to haul one piece at a time to throw in the back
> of
> my pick-up truck.  Hot sweaty work.  There is nothing quite like the smell
> of
> a pumpkin when it goes bad.  Mosquito's were attacking me while I did this
> chore.  I think I spent an hour in hell.  It made me appreciate the
growers
> that manage to grow a "Big One".  Not sure what I did wrong, but I hope to
> figure it out.  Because hauling off rotten pumpkins is the worst job in
the
> world!
> 
> I hope no one has to experience this.
> 
> Russ Stokes
> 
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