World’s Tallest Cow Dies on Northern Illinois Farm

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

In this Sept. 19, 2014 photo, Patty Hanson poses with her prize-winning cow Blosom at her farm in Orangeville, Ill. Hanson says Blosom, the world’s tallest cow has died after holding the title for less than a year. Hanson says that her 6-foot-4 cow died May 26, 2015 on her farm. She is not sure what happened to Blosom, but she decided to put the 13-year-old Holstein down after two veterinarians said there was nothing they could do to save her. (The Journal-Standard via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

The world’s tallest cow has died on a farm in northern Illinois after holding the record for less than a year.

Pat Hanson tells The (Freeport) Journal-Standard (http://bit.ly/1Q4xKIW ) that her 6-foot-4 Holstein, called Blosom, died May 26 on her farm near Orangeville, just south of the Wisconsin/Illinois border.

Hanson says she’s not sure what was wrong with Blosom, but that she had the 13-year-old Holstein put down after two veterinarians said they couldn’t save her.

Hanson says Blosom was buried in her favorite pasture, with her head facing east toward the farm.

Guinness anointed Blosom the world’s tallest cow last August.

Although she’s no longer alive, the 2,000-pound cow maintains that title and will appear in the 2016 edition of the Guinness World Records book.

Source: The Journal-Standard