Pumpkin growers gather at Topsfield Fair for the annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Massachusetts, US. "It feels great, just something I didn't think I could do," says winner Stephen Connolly, with his pumpkin weighing in at 2,211 pounds.
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00:29what's called rapid growth back in late June, early July, it was putting on 60 pounds every
00:34day. 55, 60 pounds every day. Like a big, hungry teenager, like I said before. It's
00:41like the Rocky Horror Picture Show. That pumpkin was saying, feed me every day.
00:54This is Massachusetts' original industry, right? Agriculture. And this is the oldest
00:59agricultural fair in the entire country. 206 years. Topsville Fair. Come on down, you know?
01:06It's really important that people know our history and our agricultural history, which
01:09is strong, still in Massachusetts.