There appeared an illustration of a pumpkin in an Atlanta paper supposed to be the largest in the Country which weighed 72 pounds, but Madison County boasts of one much larger, which has been on exhibit in the Citizens Bank of Marshall for some time which weighs 94 pounds.
The pumpkin in question was grown by Riley Capps on the farm of J.B. McDevitt. Mr. McDevitt has one of the best farms in Madison County and has built his land up by the latest methods, and now has some in the highest state of cultivation. He is considered one of the best farmers in the County and will take great pleasure in giving any farmer who would care to visit his farm his methods of farming, which would prove very profitable and would result in greater prosperity for Madison County.
From the front page of the News-Record, Marshall, N.C., Feb. 6, 1925. “The Only Newspaper Published in Madison County”
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