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300-Pound Pumpkin Stolen From Illinois Farm Stand

Donald Deane — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:39:15 +0000

Over the weekend, a massive 300-pound pumpkin displayed at Hammer's Farm Market in Peoria, Illinois, went missing and may have been taken by thieves. We're not sure what's more impressive -- actually growing a 300-pound pumpkin or working out the logistics to steal one.

Heaviest Pumpkin Ever Nets Man $15,000

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:10:07 +0000

Ron Wallace was able to grow a pumpkin to 2,009 pounds. And now the Greene, RI man is $15,500 richer for it. The gigantic gourd took top weight prize at the Topsfield Fair in Rhode Island, netting Wallace $5,500. Then he got an additional $10,000 for passing the one ton (2,000 pound) mark. On top of [...]

Drought 2012 – Will There Be Jack-O-Lanterns in Quincy This Halloween?

Jeffrey Dorsey — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:47:02 +0000

What’s Halloween without a pumpkin? Come fall, will there be any pumpkins in Quincy, following this summer’s drought? In case you were wondering it appears the pumpkin harvest will be OK, despite the severe drought, according to pumpkin growers in the State of Illinois. Back in 2009, there was a pumpkin shortage due to too [...]