Abstract:This research programme was assigned by the Animal Husbandry Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries in 1984. 90 references related to perennial herbages of Jilin province since 1923 were collected, For ther more, present herbage production situation in 6 districts of the province were investigated and 6 supplementary plot experimental sites in different places were established and engaged in vation and comparison. On the basis of synthetically analysing aforementioned materials, we have identifyed the perennial cultivated herbage species of the province and divided the whole province into three herbage cultivated areas as follows:Chinese wildrye (Aneurolepidium chinese)——Alfalfa (Medicago stiva) area in western plain Alfalfa——Smooth brome grass (Bromus inermis) area in central plain and Shrub lispedeza (Lespedeza bicolor)——Alfalfa——Smooth bromegrass area in eastern moutain & semi-mountain area. All the species mentioned above are' head herbage species' of Jilin province. Astragalus adsurgens Pall. and Hordeum brevisubulatum (Trin) Link. are supplementary'head herbage species'