7th GIANT PUMPKIN/SQUASH WEIGH-IN CONTEST

Ronald Bechard, Augusta, Me 04330. 622-1616

Alan Turner, Windsor, Me 04363. 549-7280

FIRST SUNDAY OF THE FAIR

RULES and REGULATIONS

Based on the Rules and Regulations of the New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Association and the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Growers.

1. Fruit shall be grown in the State of Maine.

2. Pumpkin/squash must be grown and cared for by the exhibitor.

3. Exhibitor can only enter one specimen per class and there can be no more than three entries per family or household

per division.

4. Specimens must be sound healthy and undamaged. Entries must be free of rot, chemical residue (fungicides,

holes/cracks through to the cavity and serious soft spots). This is a subjective matter for the judges to decide. We

include the term “serious” before soft spots, because some pumpkins will exhibit minor soft spots which in no way

compromises the soundness of the pumpkin.

5. No foreign material is permitted to be included in the weighing. The vine must be trimmed to one inch from the stem

of the fruit. The judges reserve the right to fully inspect each specimen before the weigh-in. Refusal to allow the

inspection of the entry will cause said entry to be disqualified.

6. Competition will consist of two divisions: (a) adult; (b) children – 12 years and under, with three classes in each

division:

CLASSES: 1) Giant Pumpkin – any fruit cream, yellow-to-orange in color. Minimum 75%.

2) Giant Squash – any fruit green-to-gray in color.

3) Old-Fashion Jock-O-Lantern Pumpkin.

7. Fruit will be accepted on the first Sunday of the Fair from 9 AM to 11 AM at the scales.

8. Fruit will be weighed on the first Sunday of the Fair at 11:30 AM at the scales.

9. All entries must remain on exhibit for the duration of Windsor Fair and may be picked up Tuesday after Labor Day

between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

10. Winner will be the biggest pumpkin or squash by natural weight.

11. All entries above 100 lbs. Except Jack-O-Lanterns must arrive on a pallet for ease of handling for the Windsor Fair

personnel.

For further information, contact: Ronald Bechard, RR#7 Box 1565, Augusta, Maine 04330, tel.: 623-1616 or 623-5705

CLASS A PREMIUMS

Adult Division: Lot 1. Pumpkin $ 175 $ 125 $ 75

2. Squash 75 50 25

3. Old Fashion Jack-O-Lantern 35 25 15

Children Division: Lot 4. Pumpkin $ 75 $ 50 $ 25

5. Squash 35 25 15

6. Old Fashion Jack-O-Lantern 20 15 10