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Horticulture Agroforestry Research Farm

10 Research Center Rd.
New Franklin, MO 65274

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• Established: 1953

• Size:  665 acres / 269 ha

• USDA Hardiness Zone:  6b

• Climate Type:  Humid Continental

• Soil:  Menfro Silt Loam (deep, well-drained loess soils)

• Rainfall:   -39 in / 1000 mm annually

• Precipitation Days:  110 

• Sunny Days:  209

• Snowfall:  13 in / 330 mm

• Growing Season:  190 days

• Average July High:  89°F / 32°C

• Average January Low:  21°F / -6°C

• Elevation:  620 ft / 189 m