Re: World Records

i think it is the media...
.... another big pumpkin is less of a story than a record one, agaist
adversity etc.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Eatons" <eatrich@magma.ca>
To: "'The Group'" <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:39 PM
Subject: World Records


> Fellow Growers---there can only be one official,therefore sound,world
record
> giant pumpkin at a time.The same applies to national,provincial,state
> records etc,of course too.
>
> The present world record giant pumpkin was grown by Mr Houghton of NH in
> 2002 and he deserves to be honored with that title until a greater
qualified
> fruit comes along.
>
> From time to time there will be AGs that are heavier than a record but if
> they are damaged (not sound) then they have no claim on the  title.
>
> They are in an entirely different category and if anyone wants to make a
> list of top unofficial,estimated,damaged or disqualified pumpkins they are
> free to do so.
>
> In the meantime why do a few writers try to confuse the two groupings
which
> just tends to take away from the rightful title holder and mislead those
in
> the media and public who don't really know the difference.
>
> This is not to say that damaged AGs that weigh greater than a record,any
> record,should be ignored.In fact the growers deserve a lot of credit but
to
> be fair to everyone those fruit should be recognized for what they are.
>
> AE
>
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