Reminders that fall is here

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October 15, 2016

This scarecrow guards a pumpkin stand at Mark’s Melon Patch. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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Pumpkins, cotton fields and Halloween are all reminders that summer is gone and fall is here.

Cotton is dumped into a trailer at the Gibbs Farm in Tifton. According to a University of Georgia agriculture outlook, cotton prices are hovering at 60 cents per pound. (Special Photo: Clint Thompson/UGA)

Many pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, come from varieties of pumpkins grown expressly for their seeds instead of their flesh. (Special Photo)

Wendy Willis hands one of the young artists who attended Saturday’s event at the Albany Area Arts Council some freshly spun cotton candy. (Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Boiled peanuts are a favorite at Mark’s Melon Patch. (Herald File Photo)

When first marketed, candy corn was called “Chicken Feed” and sold in boxes illustrated with a colorful rooster. (Special Photo: Wikicommons)

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