The Butter Cow at the 2023 Illinois State Fair is a special tribute to dairy farmers in the state. It's a sculpture made by Sarah Pratt that shows Lorilee Shultz from Mill-R-Mor Dairy in Orangeville, Illinois, milking one of her cows.
Lorilee Shultz comes from a family of dairy farmers, and she's been helping on the farm since she was young. She cares a lot about making good dairy products for people to enjoy.
The sculpture is a way to show how hard dairy farming is and how much farmers care about their cows. The Butter Cow is a famous part of the Illinois State Fair, and this year's sculpture is really nice. It reminds us how important dairy farming is in Illinois and how much work farmers do.
The Butter Cow also means something special. Even when things are tough, dairy farmers keep going. This sculpture shows that they're strong and never give up.
The Butter Cow is a symbol of how proud Illinois is of its farming history. Families here work hard to grow food for everyone. The sculpture celebrates this history and how important farming is to our state.
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Categories: Illinois, Livestock, Dairy Cattle