Extension estimates for Oregon forage and turf grass seed crop acreage, 1996.1

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 10,500 8,200 8,300 4,800 1,300 930 34,030
Clackamas 4,000 1,800 300 550 350 770 7,770
Lane 9,000 7,500 5,900 1,700 400 400 24,900
Linn 86,000 64,000 29,000 6,630 850 350 1,100 1,450 189,380
Marion 300 38,000 11,000 500 900 6,200 2,600 2,000 2,900 3,000 67,400
Polk 15,000 6,000 14,200 4,300 39,500
Washington 1,500 5,000 6,500
Yamhill 5,000 5,000 9,000 2,400 21,400
Northwest District 125,800 134,200 84,200 500 21,030 7,600 3,300 2,000 5,700 6,550 390,880
Umatilla 1,130 1,150 3,080 380 5,740
Union 4,650 950 1,220 6,820
Northeast District 1,130 1,150 7,730 1,330 1,220 12,560
Jefferson 7,006 3,852 500 11,358
Southeast District 7,006 3,852 500 11,358
Other counties2 360 660 50 550 230 81 200 140 2,271

Oregon 125,800 135,330 85,710 15,896 3,852 21,080 9,480 4,750 2,081 5,900 7,190 417,069
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.

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