Re: Thanks for the WPC Rules Comments
Sound is the key to be considered. We had a case a couple years ago at the
spencerville fair where a 250# pumpkin weighed near 700# because it was
found to be full of water that had been pumped into it. Just my 1 cents
worth......has to be sound no holes or splits into the cavity....
Stephen Smith wrote:
Thank all of you for the comments about my query on WPC (GPC)
rules. There are a few points that I would like to clarify:
1. I happen to AGREE with the proposition that a pumpkin should
be considered a record only if it is sound. I was not implying
in the least that Bruce Whittier's 1458 or any other pumpkin
with a defect be declared a record--by the WPC or GPC or even
the Guiness people. This particular rule does even the playing
field. If a pumpkin with a defect is allowed to be a "record",
then there will be constant argument over exactly who has a
record and arguments over how much of a defect can be allowed
before it is disqualified. It should be sound in my opinion.
2. I DISAGREE with the proposition in general that there should
be private weighings of pumpkins where there is a possibility of
a record being established. I suggested that Bruce Whittier
should have had his pumpkin weighed before the defect occurred.
I would have been ideal if it had happened at an official
weigh-off in my opinion.
3. I PROPOSE that the WPC and GPC should offer, in addition to
the first Saturday in October, opportunities in August,
September and November to allow growers to have their pumpkins
officially weighed. These additional dates would allow growers
to have their pumpkins officially weighed whenever THEY believed
that their pumpkin(s) had reached their best potential. These
additional dates also allow for variations that occur from
growing region to growing region. Some growing regions growth
ending early and others a bit more stretched out. These
additional dates also allow for other reasons for early growth
ending other than damage to a pumpkin (SVB damage, for example,
to the pumpkin-bearing vine) or a longer growing season (warmer
than normal Fall temperatures). Finally, these additional dates
would largely eliminate the need for private weighings and thus
would further contribute to the overall integrity of the
weighing process making it as unbiased as possible.
I hope this makes a bit more clear my views on this subject.
Steve Smith
Harrison, TN
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