And the Empire State ... to the record each year. Though it took about a century to get competitive pumpkin growing from its starting point — a 400-pounder at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair ...

Update: Records Set! On October 1 st, 2022 the National Record and the NYS State ... The World Record (over 2708.8 pounds) was just out of reach, however. But it was close. The Pumpkin will ...