New Salem, North Dakota, United States–Salem Sue (also known as The World’s Largest Holstein Cow), a giant fiberglass Holstein cow sculpture located in New Salem, North Dakota, United States, was built in 1974 for $40,000, by donations from local farmers and residents, and was sponsored by the New Salem Lions Club in honor of the local dairy farming industry; the statue stands 38 feet (12 m) high and 50 feet (15 m) long and weighs about 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg), setting the world record for being the World’s Largest Holstein Cow Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.