Oregon Grass and Legume Seed Crops Preliminary Estimates, 2000.1
Species Area
Harvested		 Yield
per acre		 Production Price Value of
production
(acres) (lbs.) (000 lbs.) ($ / cwt) (000 $)
Grass
Annual ryegrass 127,750 1,900 242,715 14.00 33,984
Perennial ryegrass 181,890 1,456 264,922 42.41 112,352
Tall fescue 135,970 1,421 193,168 56.17 108,509
Kentucky bluegrass 15,610 990 15,461 102.84 15,900
Rough bluegrass 6,350 902 5,726 120.03 6,873
Orchardgrass 16,460 867 14,277 64.30 9,180
Chewings fescue 12,770 998 12,749 71.59 9,127
Red fescue 8,340 919 7,666 74.67 5,724
Hard fescue 7,822 1,230 9,621 70.40 6,773
Colonial bentgrass 4,050 380 1,538 108.97 1,676
Creeping bentgrass 7,410 692 5,127 299.93 15,377
Total Grass 524,422 772,970 325,475
Legume
Alfalfa 8,940 745 6,658 130.47 8,687
Red clover 19,390 447 8,668 62.34 5,404
Crimson clover 7,110 695 4,944 33.80 1,671
Common vetch 650 1,208 785 16.69 131
Hairy vetch 3,450 541 1,866 36.98 690
White clover/Ladino 1,500 400 600 115.00 690
Arrowleaf clover 1,450 702 1,018 53.34 543
Total Legume 42,490 24,539 17,816
Total Grass & Legume 566,912 797,509 343,291

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.

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