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Rochester, Minnesota

Greetings,

Each year I make a plea for people to post their results. I have been building a database of actuals that I use for helping people estimate their melons. It's pretty much selfish on my part, but hopefully it helps you also. I will make a copy of the data tables available to anyone that wants it.

Here's what I like to see, in the order of importance.

Grower Name
Official Weight in pounds
Visual Straight Length in inches
Girth - Belly measure vertical to ground
Circumference - Around the melon horizontal to ground
OTT Side to Side
OTT End to End

8/19/2009 3:27:43 PM

South East

Frank Finders
194 mudd x open
155.5lbs
Visual straight length: /
girth 53
79 cc
42 ss
53 ee

8/19/2009 5:34:37 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Marty Schnicker
179.7 pounds Iowa State Fair 09
Female 251 Mudd x 267 Edwards

Length 26.5 inches
Girth 62 inches
CC 78
SS 47
EE 54

Hows that James for a fat melon?
ott =179

8/19/2009 8:40:12 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

Holy crap Marty, that must have looked like a wagon wheel. 62 girth is amazing. 26.5 length is problematic. Any idea how long the fruit was at pollination?

8/20/2009 9:36:20 AM

Rochester, Minnesota

I would add Marty, that a 62 girth puts the melon in the world class size, providing you could add 13 inches to the length.

8/20/2009 10:44:31 AM