TABLE 2B.         MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS (SEEDED) CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                   MONTH GROWN AT NINETEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
                                                       1994 DATA

                                 TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;   9=IDEAL TURF:   MONTHS   1/

 NAME                   JAN    FEB     MAR    APR     MAY     JUN    JUL     AUG    SEP     OCT    NOV     DEC     MEAN                        

 NTG-4                  4.8    4.5     4.7    6.1     5.2     6.1    5.9     5.7    5.6     4.9    4.8     4.1     5.6
 NTG-5                  5.3    5.0     4.2    6.3     5.2     6.1    5.9     5.6    5.3     4.9    4.9     3.6     5.5
 NTG-2                  5.5    4.2     4.6    6.0     5.1     5.9    5.7     5.6    5.5     4.9    4.8     3.6     5.5
 NTG-3                  5.0    5.0     4.2    4.3     5.1     6.0    5.9     5.6    5.5     4.9    5.2     3.6     5.4
 TATANKA (NTG-1)        4.8    4.8     4.2    4.8     4.9     6.0    5.8     5.1    5.3     4.7    4.9     3.9     5.3
 TEXOKA                 5.2    4.3     4.3    4.8     4.6     5.7    5.6     5.2    5.2     4.8    4.8     3.8     5.2
 BISON                  5.2    4.3     4.8    5.4     4.8     5.1    5.4     5.0    5.5     4.8    5.3     3.6     5.1
 SHARPS  IMPROVED       4.8    4.7     4.8    4.2     4.6     5.7    5.4     5.0    5.3     4.8    5.0     3.7     5.1
 TOP GUN (BAM 101)      5.0    4.7     4.3    5.4     4.6     5.6    5.5     5.0    5.1     4.6    4.9     3.3     5.0
 PLAINS (BAM 202)       4.8    4.3     4.7    4.8     4.4     5.5    5.4     4.8    5.1     4.8    5.2     3.8     5.0
 RUTGERS                5.3    4.2     3.4    3.8     3.3     4.8    4.7     4.5    5.0     5.1    5.0     4.0     4.3

 LSD VALUE              1.6    1.0     1.8    1.8     0.8     0.7    0.7     0.7    0.6     0.9    1.2     1.8     0.6