TABLE 27D.             RED THREAD RATINGS OF HARD AND SHEEP FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                       2004-07 DATA

                                                           RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE  2/

                            NAME                       IN1    MA1     MD1     ME1     NJ1    PA1    RI1    VA1     WA3    MEAN

                            GOTHAM (IS-FL 28)          8.3    8.7     8.3     7.8     7.7    8.3    8.7    8.0     5.7     7.9
                            RELIANT IV (A01630REL)     8.3    8.7     9.0     8.0     5.7    7.3    8.7    8.3     5.8     7.8
                            BERKSHIRE                  9.0    8.2     8.3     8.3     5.0    8.0    9.0    8.3     4.7     7.8
                            SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2)    7.7    8.7     9.0     8.8     7.0    7.3    9.0    7.3     5.7     7.7
                            OXFORD                     8.0    8.3     8.0     7.8     6.7    8.3    8.7    7.7     6.2     7.7
                            FIREFLY (SPM)              8.0    8.7     8.3     7.0     6.3    8.0    9.0    8.0     6.3     7.7
                            PREDATOR                   7.7    8.5     8.3     8.0     5.7    9.0    8.7    7.7     5.7     7.6
                            SRX 3K                     8.3    8.0     7.0     8.3     6.3    9.0    8.3    5.7     5.3     7.5
                            SR 3000                    8.0    8.3     7.7     7.3     5.7    8.3    8.3    7.3     5.2     7.4
                            QUATRO                     8.7    9.0     8.3     6.5     5.0    7.7    3.3    8.3     4.0     7.0
                            SCALDIS                    7.7    8.0     7.0     7.5     7.3    8.3    6.3    7.0     4.0     7.0

                            LSD VALUE                  1.1    0.9     1.4     1.5     2.3    1.0    1.3    1.2     1.5     0.8
                            C.V. (%)                   8.5    6.8    10.5    11.9    22.6    7.7    9.7    9.4    17.4    11.0