One for the Record Books: Mr. Wait’s 14-inch Apple

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“Mr. John Wait, of Whately, has presented… an apple weighing eighteen ounces, and measures fourteen inches in circumference.” October 25, 1843 On this day, the New England Farmer in Boston reported a record-sized apple from Mr. John Wait. The article was titled A Big One: Mr. John Wait, of Whately, has presented to the editor…

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