Re: HMB pics
Cindi and Rocky write:
>"cindi and pete" <theglasiers@mindspring.com> ...
>The folks at Half Moon Bay have always done this very funky measuring
thing at the weigh off. all the growers just let them do their thing. we
just ignore the measurements. ...
>They know how to weigh them but not how to measure the ott!
>>- ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Lyle Rockwell" <rocky-r@stny.rr.com>
>>What kind of measuring are the judges doing in some of those
>> pictures? It isnt proper OTT measurements,
>> It seems the tape is being
>> brought around the bottom of the fruit all the way to the top,
>> attempting to get a circumference of some sort.
>>
>> Any input to this would be greatly appreciated.
From the photos, my *guess* is that they are trying to obtain the
greatest, "true" circumference measurement that the pumpkin has, in any
orientation.
If it's a "leaner", then they'll measure at an angle. This is certainly a
valid way
to compare the fruit *against each other*; it's just not the "standard" way
of measuring used by the guys doing the current weight estimation charts.
-Rick I.
growing near Rochester, NY
http://home.rochester.rr.com/srinz/rickspkins.html
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