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Posted By Katie On July 7, 2012 3 Comments

The Largest Holstein Cow in the world, Salem Sue in North Dakota

Filed Under: Family Values, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: family fun 3 Comments

Due to time, internet, router and then even power issues I was delayed on numerous blog posts this week. But I’m back and I just have a few photos to share with many more to come. The girls and I are in western North Dakota this weekend. I am touring farms with my work with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture along with a friend who is an agriculture journalist from Illinois, Pam. She is capturing stories of the impact of energy production on agriculture, the positives and negatives. I am going to have so much to share but first I must pay tribute to my fabulous helpers, Miss A and Miss E. They were such troopers yesterday.

It cooled off by 30 degrees, into the 60’s F with much needed rain. It’s hot again today but the rain was so refreshing. The girls were freezing though! Our first tourist stop was to show Pam the largest Holstein cow in the world. 

You can see Salem Sue at the New Salem, ND exit from the interstate. Then you exit, drive up a winding gravel road. Why does a giant cow mean something to me?

First, it’s fun. Secondly, it’s a tribute to how important agriculture is all around us. Some build statues of famous people to honor them.

But on the prairies of North Dakota, we honor agriculture and specifically Salem Sue, the giant cow gives us a reminder of the dairy industry.

Today we are off on our next adventure. Except today the girls get to stay with Auntie Kirsti at her house and will meet up with us later in the day at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. But I will be seeing a real dairy farm today instead of just a statue of a cow!
What famous statue do you admire?

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  1. TexWisGirl says

    July 7, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    growing up in wis, holsteins are still my favorite dairy breed. 🙂

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  2. Gabischwartz@sbcglobal.net says

    July 9, 2012 at 12:12 am

    I worked on Dairy business and it is about natural production. No hormones!

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