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  2. Buttergate? Social media up in arms over butter cow’s secret ...

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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.

  3. 800-pound ‘Butter Cow’ unveiled ahead of Illinois State Fair

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    The state of Illinois just debuted an 800-pound “Butter Cow” sculpture that will be on display during the Illinois State Fair, from Aug. 10 to 20. It was unveiled on Aug. 9 by Gov. J.B ...

  4. Corn dogs, livestock and the Butter Cow: Illinois State Fair ...

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    The Illinois State Fair kicks off in Springfield on Thursday showcasing carnival rides, horse races, livestock shows, live music and a perennial favorite, the “Butter Cow.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...

  5. Illinois State Fair - Wikipedia

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    Among the butter cow's more ironic admirers was author David Foster Wallace, who covered the 1993 Illinois State Fair for Harper's; his report on the yellow bovine, and other Fair sights, is reprinted in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (1997). The Illinois State Fair was featured on the NBC-TV show The Great American Road Trip in ...

  6. Butter sculpture - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. Illinois, behold: Your 700-pound state fair butter cow is here

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    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 ...

  8. Norma Lyon - Wikipedia

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    Norma Duffield Stong "Duffy" Lyon (July 29, 1929 – June 26, 2011) was an American farmer and artist nicknamed The Butter Cow Lady. She was known for creating elaborate butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair from 1960 until 2006, when she retired. [ 1 ]

  9. Illinois State Fair opens with unveiling of 800-pound cow ...

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    “Everything that I love is right in this building: the butter cow and ice cream,” Illinois Lt. Governor said. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...