Scaring Halloween Trick-or-Treaters Is Free. But This Pumpkin? $13.50.

By David Waldstein Photographs by Bryan Anselm Oct. 17, 2024

Americans spend billions on Halloween each year and at the center of it all is the plump, orange carving pumpkin. This 18-pounder, picked from the pumpkin patch at Dykeman Farm in Pawling, N.Y., cost $13.50.