| From ClassBrain.com MO Natural Resources The State Soil of MissouriDownload an illustrated soil report in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Required)Menfro Soil Profile
Menfro soils are used for corn, soybeans, small grain, and forage crops and for specialty crops of tobacco, grapes, vegetables, and fruits. These soils are desirable building sites. Most of the steeper areas support deciduous hardwood timber. These soils occur on about 780,000 acres in Missouri. The first State Capitol building in St. Charles, the present State Capitol building, and the Governor’s mansion were constructed on Menfro soils. The home of Daniel Boone and the first settlement west of the Mississippi River are in areas of Menfro soils. Hannibal, the home of Mark Twain, and Hermann, an historic German community, also are on Menfro soils. © Copyright 2004 by ClassBrain.com |