TABLE 3B.    MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS (SEEDED) FOR EACH
                                                      MONTH GROWN AT MEAD, NE (NORTH CENTRAL REGION)  1/
                                                                      2003-06 DATA
                                                   TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  2/

                           NAME                               APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    NOV    MEAN

                           BOWIE                              5.7     6.8     7.3     6.8     6.3     4.8     4.3    5.0     6.0
                           SWI-2000                           6.0     6.7     6.9     6.6     5.9     5.3     4.1    5.7     5.8
                           BISON                              5.7     5.2     6.3     5.8     6.1     4.5     3.3    2.7     5.1
                           TEXOKA                             5.0     5.3     5.8     5.3     5.3     4.4     3.1    2.0     4.8
                           TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO)    2.7     1.9     3.5     3.7     3.3     3.4     3.2    4.0     3.1

                           LSD VALUE                          0.7     1.2     0.9     0.8     0.9     1.1     1.1    0.6     0.6
                           C.V. (%)                           8.9    24.0    18.6    17.5    21.8    30.5    36.5    9.4    14.9