July 6, 2009
Farmer carves out record with huge pumpkin
Jake van Kooten, of Port Alberni B.C., Canada, poses after winning the top prize in the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival Saturday Oct. 4, 2008. By Associated Press
ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) - That's a lot of pumpkin seeds.
A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds. Jake van Kooten of British Columbia collected more than $9,000 in prize money Saturday at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival. Festival spokesman Steve Capps says the entry set a new California record - by just 1 pound. |
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