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Chatty Belle
Neillsville, WI
 Sissy the Cow
DeForest, WI
Chatty Belle is the world's largest talking cow. She gives dairy lectures for a quarter. She once has a non-talking son, a smaller cow named Bullet, standing next to her. However, by 2003, he was gone. Chatty was part of the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Wisconsin Pavilion that was also at the World's Fair was brought back and reconstructed next to Chatty. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Sissy the Cow is another 19 foot tall, 20 foot long Holstein made of steel and fiberglass. Sissy is the mascot of Ehlenbach's Cheese Chalet. She has a voicebox but it has been broken for many years. I believe the cow has been here since the late 1960s. For more, see their website.

Chatty Belle, Sissy, and other statues in this section of the "left front foot forward" type were made from the same mold by Sculptured Advertising in the late 1950s. The company folded but was resumed as Creative Display. That company also went out of business. FAST still has the original molds from Sculptured Advertising and is the major producer of fiberglass statues. The company still produces these cows. There are dozens of them across the country.

Antoinette
Plymouth, WI
Antoinette, named after Jack Anton, stands at the former site of the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. This statue was produced in 1977 for Plymouth's centennial celebration. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Kadie the Cow (and Bebe)
Columbus, GA
Kadie the Cow used to stand in front of the Kinnett Dairies that was once located here. When the dairy closed, she was put in storage during the construction of a Best Buy and returned to the hill. In 2003, a 3' tall fiberglass calf mysteriously turned up next to her. Just two weeks later, the calf disappeared and turned up in a dumpster. Best Buy secured the calf with concrete and held a naming contest for it - the winner: "Bebe". For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Giant Cow
Savannah, GA
 Jilly the Cow
temporarily in
Brevort, MI
The Savannah Cow stands in front of Keller's Flea Market. It was previously located at a BBQ restaurant. The 15 foot tall cow wears a hat, a ring on her tail, earrings, a watch, and ankle bracelet. She also has an "I Love Fleas" shopping bag tied around her neck. For more, see their website.

Jilly the Cow stands on a trailer in front of an ice cream stand, advertising for Jilbert's Dairy (see below). The trailer is moved around for local events and parades.

Jilbert's Dairy
Marquette, MI
In addition to the trailer cow shown above, Jilbert's Dairy has two other giant "Jillys". One stands in a garden while the other is perched on a silo. Jilbert's has been producing and delivering milk since 1937. The statues have been here since around 1990. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Giant Cow
Linwood, MI
This Giant Cow is installed in front of the Williams Cheese Company store.

Giant Cow
Iowa City, IA
 Giant Cow
Paducah, KY
The Iowa City Cow is another roving bovine. The company has distribution centers in NE, IA, KS and MO. This cow advertises for Roberts Dairy which has headquarters in Lincoln, NE. Roberts has four giant cows (Annabelle, Clarabelle, Roberta and Big Bossie) which they transport from their locations to promotions at local grocery stores and special events throughout the year. This Roberts Cow appeared at the State Fair in Lincoln, NE. For more, see their website.

The Paducah Cow is installed on a trailer and is usually parked in front of the Goldenrod Dairy (left photo). In the photo at right, she was parked downtown at Goldenrod's ice cream shop during the annual quilt festival. [right photo thanks Mark Comstock]

Giant Cow
Ashburn, GA
 Giant Cow
Black Earth, WI
The Ashburn Cow stands at the I-75 exit next to a Dairy Queen and Chevron station. Does anyone know her history?

This Black Earth Cow wears a ball cap and poses in front of the Shoe Box along with three giant boots and a rearing horse. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]

Giant Cow
Braselton, GA
The Braselton Cow, aka "Maggie", is installed on a trailer at Mayfield Dairy Farms. For more, see their website.

Harmilda
Harvard, IL
Harvard has the reputation of being the Milk Center of the World and a giant cow serves as their mascot. Harmilda was built in 1966 by the Truitt Fiber Glass Company at a cost of $250,000. In 1970, the Harvard Herald had a Name the Cow contest. The name chosen was derived from the town's annual celebration: the words Harvard Milk Days were shortened to Har-mil-da.

In 1977, the original Harmilda was put in storage and a replacement cow was put in her place. The old cow is brought out during Milk Days and taken to other cities for parades. The mural behind her was created by Cindy Synove in 2003. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

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