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Silo Pumpkin Promotes Farm's Halloween Crop
The spirit of Halloween never quite leaves the Terry Goebbert farm near Hampshire, Ill., thanks to a giant fiberglass pumpkin that perches year-round on top of a 40-ft. tall silo.
Goebbert has operated a 15-acre pickyour-own pumpkin patch for 9 years. Since his farm is located along a busy highway, he figured the investment in the giant orange advertisement would be money well-spent.
The pumpkin was built by a commercial firm and lifted into place by a crane in the fall of 1991. To make sure it stays put, the pumpkin is anchored to the ground by steel cables inside the silo.
Each fall, the Goebbert farm is frequently visited by bus loads of school children. Other activities at the farm include a petting zoo, a haunted barn, and the sale of apples, cider, potatoes and onions.


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1995 - Volume #19, Issue #6