Extension estimates for Oregon forage and turf grass seed crop acreage, 2003¹.

County/District		Annual ryegrass	Perennial ryegrass	Tall fescue	Kentucky bluegrass	Rough bluegrass	Orchardgrass	Chewings fescue	Red fescue	Hard fescue	Colonial bentgrass	Creeping bentgrass	Total acres
	Benton	11,000	10,100	10,000			3,750				600	700	36,150
	Clackamas		4,100	2,700				300				350	7,450
	Lane	9,600	8,800	8,100			1,260				300	500	28,560
	Linn	87,000	62,300	34,000			4,650	900	380		500	900	190,630
	Marion		42,100	15,700			740	3,200	2,300	750	2,100	1,520	68,410
	Polk	7,200	17,200	24,300			5,900						54,600
	Washington		4,100	15,500									19,600
	Yamhill	2,000	14,000	25,500			2,500						44,000
Northwest District		116,800	162,700	135,800			18,800	4,400	2,680	750	3,500	3,970	449,400
	Douglas	300	.	300									600
Southwest District		300		300									600
	Umatilla		2,500	4,030	5,200								11,730
	Union			.	6,500				3,900				10,400
Northeast District			2,500	4,030	11,700				3,900				22,130
	Jefferson		420		5,620	2,050						350	8,440
Southeast District			420		5,620	2,050						350	8,440
	Gilliam				560								560
	Morrow		1,420	600	400								2,420
Northcentral District			1,420	600	960								2,980
Other counties2		150	90	260	60	100	120	520	810	625	120	260	3,115
Oregon		117,250	167,130	140,990	18,340	2,150	18,920	4,920	7,390	1,375	3,620	4,580	486,665

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.

²If there are less than three growers or if one grower represents 60% or more of the data, the data are confidential.

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