Oregon Grass Legume Seed Crops Preliminary Estimates, 2001.1
Species Area
Harvested		 Yield
per acre 		Production Price Value of
Production
Grass (acres) (lbs.) (000 lbs.) ($ / cwt) (000 $)
Annual ryegrass 123,450 1,700 209,879 18.99 39,862
Perennial ryegrass 171,530 1,451 248,934 39.45 98,204
Tall fescue 156,700 1,430 224,084 51.14 114,588
Kentucky bluegrass 17,310 835 14,461 107.59 15,559
Rough bluegrass 3,510 946 3,322 120.00 3,986
Orchardgrass 17,960 867 15,577 68.95 10,740
Chewings fescue 11,390 937 10,678 42.03 4,488
Red fescue 9,000 845 7,608 37.21 2,831
Hard fescue 6,335 1,032 6,537 73.25 4,789
Colonial bentgrass 3,700 402 1,486 110.40 1,641
Creeping bentgrass 6,010 586 3,520 291.13 10,248
Total Grass 526,895 746,086 306,936
 
Legume
Alfalfa 7,030 670 4,710 130.69 6,155
Red clover 17,710 470 8,331 52.57 4,379
Crimson clover 4,760 730 3,475 38.88 1,351
Common vetch 155 929 144 18.00 26
Hairy vetch 2,200 618 1,360 32.00 435
White clover/Ladino 2,530 499 1,262 120.00 1,514
Arrowleaf clover 920 763 702 59.21 416
Total Legume 35,305 19,984 14,276
Total Grass & Legume 562,200 766,070 321,212

1 Data 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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