Re: weighoff requirements
Jim:
who keep's the pumpkin, wouldn't it remove all personal involvement,
it would prove the truth,not what someone thinks, that's what's wrong with
most of the sports today, watch boxing or any other sport that involves persons,
Let's go one step further, scales only, give all a fair chance. At the amount
of money being given out today. I'am sure any honest contesent would be only
to glad to let his or hers pumpkin be cut open to prove they are honest.
Bragging
rights and seed sales will surly cover letting the pumpkin rot at home. Let's
keep this hobby above self gain.
Yours truly;
Bill Van
At 07:55 PM 09/14/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Bill,
>For one thing, you can't put a pumpkin back together again.
>Jim
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Van <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 7:31 PM
>Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
>
>
>>Jim:
>> Why not add the rule, the pumpkin, can be opened, on site, if
>anyone
>>thinks there is hanky panky going on, as in drag racing, you put up cost of
>>putting engine back together & they take it apart. (Not your choice !) If
>it
>>is found cheating, you get your money back & they go home with their tail
>>between their leg's, never to show again. All people are not honest
>although
>>we like to think they are. I don't suppose pumpkin people are any
>different,
>>since finding out that some people are selling seed at $10 US ea. I'am
>>disappointed. What happened to PVP laws.
>> Some of us new growers do not know what size split or crack is
>>acceptable
>>at a weighoff. The veterans do, that leaves us at a great disadvantage if
>>they will
>>not open the pumpkin on site to determent if split or crack goes into
>cavity.
>> That's the view from here.
>> Bill Van
>>
>>At 03:13 PM 09/14/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>>>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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