Agriculture is well serviced by farm equipment agencies and produce markets. The area soils are mostly black and brown lime silt with a clay subsoil, and will produce any crop that can grow outside the tropics. Thriving crops are corn, cotton, barley, rye, soybeans, wheat, oats, cowpeas, alfalfa, clover, lespedeza, tame grasses, cantaloupes, watermelons, fruits, berries, and all kinds of vegetables. Mild winters and pleasant summers furnish about 220 growing days and 50 inches of rainfall each year. This, together with the rich soil and plenty of water, makes Ripley County on the best sections of Missouri for diversified farming.
Recreation knows no bounds.
Here are world-renowned streams, some of the best in the Ozarks. The Current River has made the area famous as the Float Fishing Capital of the World. And of almost equal pleasure with fishing, floating, and canoeing is hunting. Our small game, turkey, and deer hunting is seldom excelled, and attracts people from all over the country. In short, Doniphan is a lovely town, a place where you ll be proud and happy to bring your family to live.