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The iconic butter cow has been a staple at the Illinois County Fair since 1922, but many social media users just learned of a secret it’s been hiding.
People are stunned to learn Illinois State Fair butter cow sculpture isn’t entirely made of butter
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II unveiled an 800-pound Butter Cow sculpture to be on display at the Illinois State Fair.
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 Illinois State Fair’s butter cow is back in all its creamy glory. Sculptor Sarah Pratt spent 90 hours over five days crafting the cow. The unsalted spectacle, first whipped up in 1922, has ...
The Illinois State Fair was held almost every summer during this more than 150-year-long period. On a few occasions it was suspended. In 1893, for example, the organizers of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago prepared to offer a larger lineup of agricultural products and machinery, so the Illinois State Fair canceled itself for one year.
John K. Daniels' butter cow at the 1911 Iowa State Fair. The butter cow has been an Iowa State Fair staple since 1911, when J.K. Daniels created the first cow. [1] The popular exhibition, which consists of hundreds of pound of local butter applied to a wood and metal wireframe, is showcased in the coolers of the fairground's Agricultural Building.
The theme of the Butter Cow sculpture matches that of the theme of the fair, which in 2023 is "Harvest the Fun". State Fair tradition continues with Butter cow sculpture Skip to main content