Farmer Don Young, center left, of Des Moines, Iowa, stands with his winning 1658-pound pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay 36th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Monday Oct. 12, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

Farmer Don Young, center left, of Des Moines, Iowa, stands with his winning 1658-pound pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay 36th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Monday Oct. 12, 2009.

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