TABLE 33E.    ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                          AT MEAD, NE  2/
                                                                           1998 DATA

                                                          ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS 1-9; 9=FULL COVERAGE

                                               NAME                    SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER    NOVEMBER    MEAN

                                               SRX 3961                   6.0         8.3         9.0       7.8
                                               ABT-HF-2                   6.0         8.3         8.3       7.6
                                               VIKING (ABT-HF1)           6.0         8.0         8.3       7.4
                                               ATTILA E                   5.0         8.3         9.0       7.4
                                               EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)      5.7         8.0         8.3       7.3
                                               STONEHENGE (AHF 009)       5.7         8.0         8.0       7.2
                                               ABT-HF-3                   5.0         8.0         8.0       7.0
                                               HERON                      5.3         7.3         8.3       7.0
                                               NORDIC (E)                 5.0         7.3         8.7       7.0
                                               CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)        5.3         7.3         8.0       6.9
                                               RESCUE 911                 6.0         6.7         7.7       6.8
                                               ABT-HF-4                   4.7         7.0         8.3       6.7
                                               HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)     4.7         7.7         7.7       6.7
                                               OXFORD                     5.0         7.3         7.7       6.7
                                               PICK FF A-97               4.7         7.3         8.0       6.7
                                               SCALDIS II (AHF 008)       4.3         7.3         8.0       6.6
                                               RELIANT II                 4.0         7.3         8.0       6.4
                                               BERKSHIRE (4001)           5.3         6.0         7.7       6.3
                                               OSPREY                     3.3         7.3         8.3       6.3
                                               DISCOVERY                  4.3         6.7         7.7       6.2
                                               DEFIANT                    4.7         6.0         7.3       6.0
                                               SCALDIS                    4.3         6.3         7.3       6.0
                                               BIGHORN                    2.7         6.0         7.0       5.2
                                               MB-82                      2.3         6.0         7.3       5.2

                                               LSD VALUE                  1.9         3.3         2.6       1.7
                                               C.V. (%)                  21.0        16.5        10.6      12.0