TABLE 17A.   FALL COLOR (OCTOBER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                         2004 DATA

                                                    FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  2/

                                                     NAME                  NM1     TX1     UT1    MEAN

                                                     609                   4.7     8.0     5.3     5.8
                                                     DENSITY               4.0     6.7     5.0     5.4
                                                     FRONTIER TURFALLO     5.3     6.3     4.7     5.1
                                                     BISON                 5.0     5.0     3.3     4.3
                                                     TEXOKA                5.0     5.7     1.7     4.3
                                                     NE 95-55              6.0     4.0     2.0     3.8
                                                     LEGACY                5.3     4.3     1.7     3.8
                                                     SWI-2000              5.0     5.0     1.7     3.7
                                                     378                   5.7     4.7     1.0     3.4
                                                     BOWIE                 5.0     4.3     1.3     3.3

                                                     LSD VALUE             1.9     1.0     2.3     0.9
                                                     C.V. (%)             22.6    11.7    51.5    27.1