“The Palmer-Dunn strain of Pineywoods is named for Mrs. Muriel Palmer Dunn of State Line, Mississippi. She assembled together a group of old Palmer family cattle and other Woods cattle in her area. The two traits that Mrs. Muriel emphasized the most were docility and pollness (no horns). As a widow, these two traits made it easier for her to care for the cattle by herself. Most of the remaining pure Palmer-Dunn cattle are very docile and are polled. Also, most of the cattle are a variation of red and white, with some being either solid red or red linebacked. She cared for these cattle alone for many years, but when she reached her upper 80’s and could not care for them any more, she sold them to the Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm in Oklahoma. The herd was ventually purchased by Freddie Brinson near Millen, Georgia. He still owns the largest group of Palmer-Dunn Pineywoods cattle.”
-Information Provided by Freddie Brinson
