Re: weighoff requirements
Do splits include stem splits that don't go all the way to the cavity?
>From: "Jim Du Bois" <jimdubois@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:13:12 -0400
>
>Here are the rules for the Topsfield Fair in Mass.(one of the largest GPC
>sites)
>1)Pumpkins must be free of splits and soft spots.(Minor blemishes are okay)
>2)Pumpkins must be predominantly orange or yellow-orange.
>3)Judges decision is final on soundness and color.
>4)Pumpkin must be free of all foreign matter (fungicides, wax, ect.)
>5)In order to qualify for the first prize check of $3500.00 the grower will
>allow the pumpkin to be displayed, under cover, in the vegetable barn for
>the duration fo the 10 day fair.
>okay? Jim DuBois
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hastreiter <jchastreiter@lsol.net>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 AM
>Subject: weighoff requirements
>
>
> >Can anyone tell me where I might find a site that has the official rules
> >for weighoffs run by the GPC? I talked to the coordinator of the
>weighoff
> >in Neekoosa, WI and was given very vague rules of no holes,soft spots, or
> >splits.
> >I currently have one in the patch at 370#'s (estimated) that I have been
> >trying to keep from rotting on the stem. Today I noticed that the area
> >around the stem looks like it is starting to crack. It does not appear
>to
> >go into the pumpkin cavity, but would this be enough to disqualify me
>from
> >a weigh off?
> >One last question. Is stem rot an inherent trait in some pumpkins? This
> >is my second pumpkin over 300# on a 739 Welty that has had rotting on the
> >stem. Just curious if it's the pumpkin or something that I am doing
>wrong.
> >Jeff Hastreiter (Hoss)
> >jchastreiter@lsol.net
> >ICQ 5329850
> >
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