TABLE 38D.   RED THREAD RATINGS OF CHEWINGS FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                                         AT ORONO, ME  1/
                                                                         1994-97 DATA

                                                             RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9;  9=NO DISEASE  2/ 3/

                                             NAME                       JUNE    JULY    AUGUST    SEPTEMBER   MEAN

                                             JAMESTOWN II                8.7     6.3      9.0        9.0       8.3
                                             VICTORY (E)                 9.0     6.3      8.7        9.0       8.3
                                             VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W)     9.0     6.0      9.0        9.0       8.3
                                             BANNER III (MB 61-93)       9.0     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.2
                                             BRITTANY                    8.7     6.0      9.0        9.0       8.2
                                             MOLINDA                     9.0     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.2
                                             NJ F-93                     9.0     6.3      8.7        8.7       8.2
                                             TREAZURE (ZPS-MG)           9.0     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.2
                                             K-2 (MB 65-93)              9.0     5.3      9.0        9.0       8.1
                                             SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20)       8.7     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.1
                                             SR 5100                     9.0     5.3      9.0        9.0       8.1
                                             TIFFANY                     8.3     6.0      9.0        9.0       8.1
                                             BANNER II                   8.7     5.3      9.0        9.0       8.0
                                             CULUMBRA (MB 64-93)         9.0     5.3      8.7        9.0       8.0
                                             TMI-3CE                     9.0     5.3      8.7        9.0       8.0
                                             BRIDGEPORT                  8.7     5.3      8.7        9.0       7.9
                                             JAMESTOWN                   8.7     6.0      8.0        9.0       7.9
                                             MEDINA                      9.0     5.0      8.7        9.0       7.9
                                             SHADOW (E)                  9.0     5.0      8.7        9.0       7.9
                                             SHADOW II (PST-44D)         9.0     4.7      9.0        9.0       7.9
                                             ECO (MB 63-93)              8.7     5.0      8.7        9.0       7.8
                                             ISI-FC-62                   8.7     4.7      8.7        9.0       7.8
                                             MB 66-93                    8.3     6.3      7.7        9.0       7.8
                                             WX3-FF54                    9.0     5.3      8.7        8.3       7.8
                                             DARWIN                      9.0     3.7      9.0        9.0       7.7
                                             CASCADE                     7.7     4.7      8.7        9.0       7.5

                                             LSD VALUE                   2.1     5.3      0.9        0.8       1.8

                                             C.V. (%)                    6.8    25.6      4.7        2.8       5.6


                           1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
                               STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).

                           2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.

                           3/  RED THREAD RATED IN 1997.