Marion Barnett Jr. gets Historic Herd from Angus group

Marion H. Barnett Jr. of Washington has received the Historic Herd Award from the American Angus Association. The herd was started by Barnett and his father, M.H. Barnett, and they joined the America Angus Association in 1945.

The herd has been in the family at the same location for more than 60 years and today, Barnett and his son, Wilkes, continue raising registered Angus cattle. Barnett remembers his father starting the herd by purchasing about 14 cows and one bull for $5,000. The Barnetts have been active in the Georgia Angus Association and have regularly participated in the Georgia Performance Tested Bull Sale since 1969.

The American Angus Association presents the Historic Angus Herd Award to Angus herds that have been in the continuous production of registered Angus cattle by the same family for 50 years or more.

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