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Postcard of John K. Daniels’s butter sculpture of a boy, cow, and calf. Iowa State Fair, 1911. [1] The first butter cow in Iowa was made by sculptor John K. Daniels at the 1911 Iowa State Fair. [1] The sculpture was sponsored by the Beatrice Creamery Co., now part of Con-Agra Foods. The exhibit, designed as a way to promote dairy products in ...
The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology.With midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state.
From now until the end of summer, you can catch a variety of fairs across the Southern Tier, or travel to Syracuse for the Great New York State Fair.
An early rendition of the 2023 Kansas State Fair butter sculpture is seen through large panels of glass. The thick glass panels keep the room cool enough for the butter to keep its shape.
The butter cow was joined by an ode to the Iowa State Fair's Sky Glider and late-night comedians at the Ag Building at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 9, 2024.
When attempting to sail from New York to France with a life-size butter sculpture, she was forced to delay her departure until she was able to secure passage on a ship with sufficient ice to preserve her work throughout the journey; and then she faced the task of finding a railroad car which also had enough ice to safely transport the piece ...
New York: Dole Whip. If you find yourself at the Great New York State Fair instead of Disney, don't fret, you can still score some Dole Whip. The dairy-free pineapple soft-serve treat is an ...
Recent butter sculptures have been carved out of a 90-pound block of Grade A butter, in a walk-in, glass-walled refrigerator. The butter is manufactured by Associated Milk Producers in New Ulm, Minnesota. The butter carving booth is one of the most popular exhibits at the Fair. The carving of the butter sculpture takes 6–8 hours per finalist.