Eagleville, MO: Kent Parsons of Eagleville showcases two of the many large pumpkins that he’s grown this year, with the largest of the two weighing over 200 pounds. Parsons stated that he had bought a pumpkin the year before for Halloween but had pushed it into the grass when it began to rot. This year, multiple new pumpkins have sprung up of varying size and shape.–Republican Clipper photo, Brady Sunderland