Extension estimates for Oregon forage and turf grass seed crop acreage, 20001.
County/District Annual
ryegrass		 Perennial
ryegrass		 Tall
fescue		 Kentucky
bluegrass		 Rough
bluegrass		 Orchard-
grass		 Chewings
fescue		 Red
fescue		 Hard
fescue		 Colonial
bentgrass		 Creeping
bentgrass		 Total
acres
Benton 11,500 10,000 11,800 3,750 850 950 38,850
Clackamas 5,000 1,900 550 600 800 8,850
Lane 9,600 8,800 8,350 1,200 300 550 28,800
Linn 88,500 69,800 34,000 4,500 1,500 400 600 1,400 200,700
Marion 45,500 16,500 350 7,000 3,000 2,800 2,100 3,500 80,750
Polk 12,000 16,000 22,500 3,500 54,000
Washington 5,000 15,000 20,000
Yamhill 6,000 15,700 22,000 3,000 46,700
Northwest District3 127,600 175,800 132,050 16,300 9,050 4,000 2,800 3,850 7,200 478,650
Umatilla 3,370 3,220 4,860 1,350 500 1,607 14,907
Union 470 6,490 1,950 3,600 460 12,970
Northeast District 3,370 3,690 11,350 3,300 4,100 2,067 27,877
Crook 400 400 800
Jefferson 2,320 3,860 5,430 11,610
Southeast District 2,720 3,860 5,830 12,410
Gilliam 520 520
Morrow 2,955 2,955
Northcentral District 520 2,955 3,475
Other counties2 150 230 400 160 420 240 200 210 2,010
Oregon 127,750 181,890 135,970 15,610 6,350 16,460 12,770 8,340 7,822 4,050 7,410 524,422

1Data collected by the Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University, and compiled
by William C. Young III, Extension Agronomist, Department of Crop and Soil Science, OSU.

2Counties reporting less than 300 acres production are not listed in accordance with a USDA disclosure rule.

3Data for the Northwest District was updated on January 31, 2001

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