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From:
a*@home.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 6:24
PM
Subject: Moonstar is gone.
Hello everyone,
Moonstar had a soft spot today underneath the nose today and
upon further inspection the soft spot didn't go thru to the cavity. Tried to
put a pallet underneath but lifting her up furtherbut I snapped the main.
Decided to weigh her and in transit the pumpkin slid forward and hit the back
of the cab and split.Had her weighed at the local grain elevator. It was windy
here today and the weight fluctuated about 15 kilograms. When the wind was not
blowing the truck weighed 1952 kilos and when it blowed the truck weighed 1962
with the truck empty. I decided to take 1960 kilos with it empty, probably
should of took a lighter weight but thats what the weight was stamped at. I
came home and George lloyd was there and should me the correct way to measure
it since it was such a lop sided pumpkin. The blossom end was pointed down
about a foot underneath. I measured it and it atped out at 383 ott, a far cry
from my 400 plus measurements. AS near as I can tell it had rotted from the
inside out with no breach into the cavity. So it weighed in about 60 pounds
light with the corrected measurements. It weighed 1058 pounds with the 1960
kilos for the empty truck, but was well rotted inside with a lot of soup at
the bottom. Just rotted for no apparent reason. Oh well at least I obtained
1000 pounds and still have a good one going in the high 900 pound range. I
believe the 1056 Dueck is the first 1000 pounder to grow a 1000 pounder. Best
of luck to everyone and thanks for the encouragement over the last couple of
weeks from various growers
andrew
