Extension estimates for Oregon forage and turf grass seed crop acreage, 2004¹.

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	11,440	10,000	9,600			3,750				600	650	36,040
	Clackamas		4,500	2,700				330	300			350	8,180
	Lane	9,850	9,000	8,100			1,230				300	500	28,980
	Linn	90,400	62,100	34,050			4,500	950	450		550	900	193,900
	Marion	1,000	43,000	15,000			740	3,300	2,600	450	2,150	1,600	69,800
	Polk	9,000	20,000	25,000			5,200						59,200
	Washington		6,000	17,500									23,500
	Yamhill	2,600	18,000	26,000			2,200						48,800
Northwest District		124,290	172,600	137,950			17,580	4,580	3,350	450	3,600	4000	468,400
	Umatilla		4,690	3,210	4,570					630			13,100
	Union			.	6,000				3,010				9,010
Northeast District			4,690	3,210	10,570				3,010	630			22,110
	Jefferson				5,760	2,550							8,310
Southeast District					5,760	2,550							8,310
	Morrow			600	660								1,260
Northcentral District				600	660								1,260
Other counties2		600	340	290	520	40	530	800	290	200	130	140	3,880
Oregon		124,890	177,630	142,050	17,510	2,590	18,110	5,380	6,650	1,280	3,730	4,140	503,960

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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