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Pumpkin farmers have smashing crop despite drought
Posted: 10.10.2012 at 7:29 AM
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Louie Davila searches for just the right pumpkin to be carved into a jack-o-lantern this Halloween at John Ackerman's pumpkin farm in Morton, Ill.  / AP photo
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In year of severe drought, farmers say pumpkin crop looks like rare, smashing success

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