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Mulino, Oregon

Here are the top 5 at the Puyallup Fair:

1st - Stan Pugh - 1050 lbs (new fair record!)
2nd - Joel Holland - 953 lbs
3rd - Bret Hester - 895 lbs
4th - Geneva Emmons - 833 lbs
5th - Jim Sherwood - 759 lbs

Congratulations Stan!

9/10/2005 7:02:09 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

congrats Stan on that fair record.. congrats to Joel,Brett,Geneva,snd Jim also

9/10/2005 7:16:12 PM

Antigonish,Nova Scotia,Canada

well done ,folks, bravo!

9/10/2005 7:19:30 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Way to go Stan!! The names on that list is pretty impressive, expecially when your name is on the top.

Great job everyone, those are all huge pumpkins!!

9/10/2005 7:19:34 PM

Cheyenne, Wyoming

What were the seeds?

9/10/2005 7:26:07 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

Congrats Stan and all, nice weights!

9/10/2005 8:54:57 PM

Otis Orchards WA.

Congrats Stan! Nice job all.

9/10/2005 9:58:55 PM

Buffalo, MN ([email protected])

Congrats to all, nice group of pumpkins. Any photos?
Billf

9/10/2005 10:14:08 PM

Sophia WV

Congrats Stan!

9/10/2005 10:23:32 PM

Eugene,OR

See, Stan. I told you you had the biggest pumpkin on the patch tour! Congrats!

9/10/2005 10:42:13 PM

Key West, FL

nice

9/10/2005 11:07:14 PM

Puyallup, WA

Thank you all for the kind words. It was indeed a thrill to be present when I was awarded the winning trophy!
After six years of trying to win this event, it was so gratifying to come out on top. Joel's pumpkin and mine were within 1/2" OTT measurements, so it was going to be a "close call" at the scales. I think that my heart stopped when the digital readout said "1050"!!

9/10/2005 11:28:16 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

what was the total OTT and what were the crosses....thanks

9/10/2005 11:35:47 PM

Nikiski, Alaska 99635

Well done Stan, congratulations on the new fair record. And a great job from the rest of the PNW growers. A fantasic start to the weigh-off season guys. Have fun and Go Heavy!

9/11/2005 12:12:34 AM

Puyallup, WA

The OTT was 360". It was the Beachy 1097 X Self. I was shooting for the 1432 "Baby" from Dan....might of made it....then again, it might of split! During the last six days it gained over 130#....ie. it went from 346" to 360"!!

9/11/2005 12:36:43 AM

Deer Park WA

Stan you are the man!

Gerry

9/11/2005 12:37:11 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

stan congrats on youre monster i hope my sister pam sends pics from the fair i beleiveshe took several anyway good job and kudos for a great yeaR you deserve it god bless ya keith

9/11/2005 1:14:07 AM

Indiana

did it have a bad spot or something? dill ring, butt shaped blossom, or were you just scared it was gonna split? 22 lbs a day would have added up fast.....

Tom

9/11/2005 2:50:56 AM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Congratulation Stan..... growing anything with the 1097.5 Beachy is hard. This year my 1097.5 blossom rot and my 664.5 Liggett blossom split..... Both very thin on the blossom end.
PumpkinBrat

9/11/2005 4:32:56 AM

[email protected]

Congrats to everyone. It's a good thing Stan didn't pay attention to all the folks flushing their Beachy Splitting 1097 seeds. LOL

9/11/2005 8:09:00 AM

Rhode Island

good job stan

9/11/2005 8:37:09 AM

Mulino, Oregon

Tom, you know in 2.5 more days at that rate what would have happened! Stan's fruit was awesome, big shoulders with lots of weight (but not too much :o).

9/11/2005 10:27:57 AM

Puyallup, WA

As you recall last Spring, my 1097 didn't start off very well. Soooooo....my fellow growers, do not necessarily throw out a weak seedling in favor of a stronger plant.

Tom....the blossum end was slightly sunken it and the top was tilting backwards. I have already had six splits so far this season....I wasn't about to "look a gift horse into the mouth"!

9/11/2005 11:44:34 AM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

Congrats Stan.

9/11/2005 12:32:25 PM

Liverpool , England

Way to go Stan.

9/11/2005 8:26:16 PM

Massillon, Ohio

go stan !! anyone that can keep a 1097 together is awesome !! lol.

9/11/2005 9:03:46 PM

Sparta, NC

Congrats to all

9/11/2005 10:03:03 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Good job Stan....

9/11/2005 10:11:18 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

Congrats to Stan, Joel and All who made it to the fair. It has been a tough year in the Pac Northwest. Stans 1050 was from the 1097, Joels was from his 1127 ish DQ fruit from last year, and my 895 was an 1104 Hester x 842 Eaton.

9/12/2005 10:56:58 AM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Congrats all. Hey Brett, couldn't you have made it a 894 or a 896? Another 895.... yikes!

9/12/2005 11:52:28 AM

Puyallup, WA

Yah Brett....just what we needed....another 895!! ;>)
The scale seems to show that both you and Jim had Helium in the seed caviety. ;>) The top four pumkins were not that dissimilar in size.

9/12/2005 4:38:35 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

Geez, tell me about it... Of course, now I have to cross the two 895's together... That will really screw things up. The 895 at Puyallup was measured at the weighoff at 339 total inches and it actually went 9 percent heavy. I wish my fruit was 359.5 total inches, heck I would have at least had a shot at that 1050. Looks like Washington is going to stomp Oregon this year.

9/12/2005 6:02:45 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Congrats Stan, Another thousand pounder in the books for you.

9/12/2005 9:20:42 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Nice Stan!

9/12/2005 9:25:15 PM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Way to go Stan.

9/13/2005 6:17:16 AM

Midwest

Congratulations! Was it orange, orange/yellow, yellow or white? Does the Beachy always grow yellow or is there some orange in it?
Greg

9/13/2005 2:07:06 PM

Puyallup, WA

It was creamy white in color!

9/13/2005 3:02:20 PM

Long Island,New York

My 1097 is brilliant Orange. And brilliant small.

9/13/2005 3:52:28 PM

Massillon, Ohio

my 1097 was white last year, my 1432 was white, and now this year's 1097 was orange.

9/13/2005 6:28:11 PM

Puyallup, WA

Our club sells AG seeds at the Puyallup Fair each year. Folks continually are asking if we can promise them a good orange pumpkin from the seed we sell. We have to shrug our shoulders and say there is no way of guaranteeing what color will pop up!
Scotty's 1268 was creamy like the 763 parent, but my 1268 is quite orange! Go figure!

9/14/2005 1:26:52 AM