In December 1841 the Stamford Mercury reported that a very large turnip had been discovered by a farmer and deposited in Stamford. Mr Nixon, a Stamford farmer, had dug up his enormous turnip in his field and had taken it to town for weighing. The vegetable was the length of a five-year-old child (3ft 7in/109cm) and weighed 18 ¾ lbs (8.5kg) or more than the weight of a microwave!
Mr Nixon took the turnip to the Stamford Institution on St
Peter’s Hill, which had only been founded three years earlier. It’s not stated what
happened to the turnip, but we can hope they either found great scientific value in
the specimen or enjoyed a handsome meal!
Reference: Lincolnshire Chronicle, December 24 1841, p.3.
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