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cow was sculpted by artist Sarah Pratt and inspired by dairy
farmer Lorilee Schultz, from Mill-R-Mor Dairy in Orangeville,
who is depicted harvesting milk from one of her cows. The theme
of this year’s State Fair is “Harvest the Fun.”
This year’s display also features a second, smaller sculpture in
a separate display case depicting Schultz’s daughter, Lucy,
petting a calf.
“This year's butter cow sculpture celebrates the Illinois dairy
farm families like mine who harvest the fun of dairy every day
on our farms,” Schultz said at the unveiling ceremony. “What is
more fun than ice cold milk, creamy ice cream and gooey cheese
made with milk produced on over 400 dairy farms across the great
state of Illinois?”
The sculpture will remain on display in the Dairy Building of
the fairgrounds in Springfield for the duration of the fair,
which runs Aug. 10-20. The sculpture is also viewable on the
fair’s butter cow webcam.
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