Plenty of pumpkins waiting to be jack-o'-lanterns

With just more than a week to go before Halloween, area farmers and others selling pumpkins said they hope a good weekend will help boost sales of this year's crop.

Last weekend's rainout left some selling the future jack-o'-lanterns with more gourds on hand than they planned to have this close to Halloween.

"The weather we just had didn't help," said Jane Bishop, owner of Dick and Jane's Farm on Route 2 in Harwood, fresh off the tractor after a hayride Tuesday. "We're hoping for a good weekend."

For many farmers, and the Bishops, who operate a popular roadside stand on part of...