Re: 1009 pumpkin or Squash??

Dan: not trying to argue , just trying to get it right the first time around, could you send me a copy of the Anamosa
rules, I like them as they leave no one out. The squmpkim which seems to me be the new name for a greenish pumpkin
is not discriminated against. This may be the answer for our board of directors to avoid future problems that have been indicated
are coming We are also talking LOCAL, Provincial, Weigh off, for main function FUN.
You are the first person that seems to have this problem in hand. THANK's        Bill Van

At 02:20 PM 11/25/00 , you wrote:
>Glen & Bill...
>    Dan here with some insight to what was or what should have or could
>have been!!! I was there at the Anamosa show..As Glen said...Anamosa has
>no restrictions on color FOR LOCAL PRISE MONEY !!! heavest gets top $
>and second on down regardless of color....BUT if we have something that
>is huge and is FORSURE a squash....then we try and make sure it gets
>noted as such...Why it has not showed up as squashes..the 2 that Glen
>mentioned....807 Buntrock...and the 823 Edwards.....I don't know??? I
>know I mentioned it to and on the forms that were sent to the AGG site
>....why it is not recorded that way is nothing to do with me.....
>    Now another story...the 1009# Scherber....It was looked over by  a
>few growers....It's like what Bill says...It's a gray area...what is
>squash to some is pumpkin to others...Judgement call....It looked
>squashy i agree...but enough to throw it that direction..Lots of yellow
>bleeding thru the greenish stuff....Using the bBuntrock and the edwards
>as a guide...The Scherber was way way more Pumpkin then those ...SPO it
>went as a Pumpkin...It was Anamosa Call.... and they made the call..I
>would expect all sites have delemas such as this...There are no rules
>that governs all sistuations ...so you make a judgement call and move
>on....Case close....1009 Scherber....PUMPKIN!!!
>   Don't base your only judgement on a picture....when viewed in
>person....There was lots of yellow...under the green...ssorry if this
>offends those who feel it was a squash...HEy we did the best we could
>with a tough call.....I'm sure there will always be those monday morning
>quarterbacks that  SEE things differently!! Later
>DAN  Carlson
>
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>
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
P.E.I. Record Holder @ 862 lbs.
http://aggc.1wh.com/aggc.asp
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