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WPC Weigh-off Results from Byron, MN

It was a beautiful day for a pumpkin weigh-off in the southeastern town
of Byron, Minnesota, as the temperature was 80 degrees. Tom Tweite was the
host for the event. Here are the results:

      GROWER                            Weight in Pounds
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1) Wade Klema, Gonvick, MN                    696.5
2) Fred Muermann, Chetek, Wisc                673.0
3) George Heyne, Rochester, MN                520.0
4) Alan Denman, Duluth, MN                    501.5
5) Carolyn Heyne, Rochester, MN               496.0
6) Wayne Peters, Rochester, MN                484.0
7) Gene Hager, St Peters, MN                  451.0
8) Jim Kunde, Lakeland, MN                    424.0
9) David Andree, Brownsville, MN              420.0
10) Karen Anderson, Rice Lake, Wisc           416.0
11) Larry Henderson, Rice Lake, Wisc          400.5
12) Dennis and Nate Buntrock, Rochester, MN   385.0
13) Sherman Golberg, Byron, MN                357.0
14) Scott Lickty, Oakland, MN                 325.0
15) Steve Thorson, Bemidji, MN                299.5
16) Scott Fenske, Elgin, MN                   235.5
17) John and Matt Fenske, Elgin, MN           205.5
18) Brennen Toquam, Blooming Prairie, MN       81.0

I had two other pumpkins weighed but not entered. They weighed 460 and 452
and both came from the same plant.

SQUASH Results
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1) Wayne Peters, Rochester, MN                380.0
2) Jim McFarland                              240.0
3) Brian Auringer, Mantorville, MN            239.0

WATERMELON Results
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1) Wayne Peters, Rochester, MN                 98.0
2) Jason Rhoten, Mantorville, MN               34.5

SUNFLOWER Results                           Inches   
-----------------                          __________

1) Brooke Fenske, Elgin, MN                  26.5
2) Jim McFarland                             25.5
3) John Fenske, Elgin, MN                    24.5
4) Wayne Peters, Rochester, MN               24.0
5) Matt Fenske, Elgin, MN                    24.0
6 Breanna Auringer, Mantorville, MN          20.0

CORN Stalks                              Feet and Inches
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1) Gerald Dykhoff                         27' 4"
2) Fred Muermann, Chekek, Wisc            21' 1.5"
3) Fred Muermann, Chekek, Wisc            20' 7"
4) Tom Tweite, Byron, MN                  19' 3"
5) Tom Tweite, Byron, MN                  19'
6) Tom Tweite, Byron, MN                  18' 2"
7) Gene Hager, St Peters, MN              15' 10"
8) Wayne Peters, Rochester, MN            15' 4"
9) John Willaman                          12' 2.5"


George Heyne
Rochester, Minnesota
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