Oregon Grass and Legume Seed Crops Preliminary Estimates, 1999.1
Species Area Harvested Yield per acre Production Price Value of production
(acres) (lbs.) (000 lbs.) ($ / cwt) (000 $)
Grass
Annual ryegrass 128,420 2,068 265,596 20.00 53,130
Perennial ryegrass 186,504 1,496 278,971 55.61 155,147
Tall fescue 129,468 1,347 174,397 47.73 83,237
Kentucky bluegrass 15,755 892 14,059 104.22 14,652
Rough bluegrass 5,309 887 4,709 129.99 6,121
Orchardgrass 17,110 903 15,453 44.08 6,812
Chewings fescue 10,738 765 8,212 81.53 6,695
Red fescue 6,467 752 4,862 75.69 3,680
Hard fescue 3,940 931 3,670 85.67 3,144
Colonial bentgrass 4,300 371 1,596 109.59 1,749
Creeping bentgrass 7,296 655 4,778 297.57 14,218
Total Grass 515,307 776,303 348,585
Legume
Alfalfa 11,391 658 7,499 132.30 9,921
Red clover 21,385 447 9,563 72.00 6,885
Crimson clover 10,350 553 5,728 66.27 3,796
Common vetch 1,055 1,155 1,219 21.00 256
Hairy vetch 2,695 445 1,198 75.04 899
White clover/Ladino 1,350 400 540 110.00 594
Arrowleaf clover 1,250 700 875 67.09 587
Total Legume 49,476 26,622 22,938
Total Grass & Legume 564,783 802,925 371,523

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.

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