TOPSFIELD — The first ever one-ton pumpkin was officially weighed in at the Topsfield Fair's New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off this evening.
The great pumpkin was grown by Ron Wallace of Greene, R.I., and weighs 2,009 pounds.
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Ron Wallace pumps his fist after his pumpkin officially weighs in at 2,009 pounds, breaking the world record, at the Topsfield Fair's New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Friday, Sept. 28. Ethan Forman/staff photo
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Ron Wallace's mammoth giant pumpkin was the last to be lowered onto the scale at the Topsfield Fair's New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Friday, Sept. 28. Ethan Forman/staff photo
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