Extension estimates for Oregon forage and turf grass seed crop acreage, 19981.


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 10,500 10,900 11,050 4,320 1,100 900 38,770
Clackamas 4,900 1,950 500 300 650 8,300
Lane 9,000 10,370 7,808 1,350 350 525 29,403
Linn 86,000 73,100 31,900 6,000 800 300 850 1,420 200,370
Marion 43,000 15,400 400 550 6,100 2,650 1,550 2,450 3,150 75,250
Polk 16,000 13,600 23,000 5,500 58,100
Washington 1,500 7,200 8,700
Yamhill 5,600 12,800 20,000 2,800 41,200
Northwest District 127,100 170,170 118,308 400 20,520 7,400 3,250 1,550 4,750 6,645 460,093
Umatilla 2,956 2,295 2,699 375 8,325
Union 5,185 1,308 1,262 7,755
Northeast District 2,956 2,295 7,884 1,683 1,262 16,080
Jefferson 5,307 5,139 10,446
Southeast District 5,307 5,139 10,446
Other counties2 100 285 713 170 250 550 80 180 200 311 2,839

Oregon 127,200 173,126 120,888 14,304 5,309 20,770 9,633 4,592 1,730 4,950 6,956 489,458

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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