TABLE 8B.                       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF CHEWINGS FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                      GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM INPUT  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA
                                                          TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                  NAME                       CA1    CO1    IA1    IN1    KY1    MA1    MD1     MO1     NJ1    NJ2     NS1     OK1    PA1    RI1    MEAN

                  LONGFELLOW II              5.3    4.4    6.4    5.8    7.5    6.2    7.4     6.7     6.4    5.9     7.2     4.3    6.7    6.1     6.2
                  ABT-CHW-2                  5.2    5.4    6.2    4.9    7.5    5.5    7.1     6.6     6.4    5.9     7.1     4.0    6.2    5.9     6.0
                  AMBASSADOR                 5.7    4.9    5.9    5.5    7.7    6.2    7.6     6.4     5.8    5.7     6.5     3.6    6.3    5.8     6.0
                  INTRIGUE                   4.9    4.9    6.4    5.3    7.8    6.0    7.4     5.5     6.1    5.4     7.1     3.0    6.8    6.3     5.9
                  ABT-CHW-3                  4.8    5.1    6.2    5.5    7.5    6.0    6.8     6.4     5.8    5.4     7.2     3.0    6.8    5.9     5.9
                  TREAZURE (E)               5.3    4.9    5.8    4.7    6.9    6.0    7.0     6.3     5.9    5.6     7.3     3.4    7.1    5.6     5.8
                  SHADOW II                  5.2    5.1    6.3    5.0    7.1    6.1    6.9     6.4     5.6    5.5     7.1     2.9    6.0    6.0     5.8
                  CULOMBRA                   4.5    5.7    6.2    5.7    6.7    5.8    6.3     6.5     4.2    5.0     7.4     3.5    5.6    6.2     5.7
                  PICK FRC A-93              5.5    4.6    5.5    5.1    7.8    5.4    6.9     6.2     5.0    4.8     6.8     3.3    6.1    6.0     5.6
                  ACF 092                    5.1    4.8    5.8    5.2    6.3    4.8    7.1     6.2     4.3    5.2     6.6     3.4    6.3    5.8     5.5
                  SR 5100                    5.1    4.9    5.7    5.2    6.5    5.2    6.7     6.2     4.7    5.1     6.8     2.8    6.2    5.5     5.5
                  TIFFANY                    5.5    4.9    6.2    4.8    6.5    5.7    6.7     6.1     4.6    4.6     6.8     3.3    5.6    5.5     5.5
                  PST-4HM                    6.3    6.1    5.5    4.4    6.3    3.8    6.7     5.1     4.9    5.2     6.5     2.6    7.0    6.1     5.5
                  MAGIC                      4.8    4.4    5.5    5.3    6.5    5.7    6.6     6.5     4.6    4.8     7.1     3.4    5.3    5.8     5.5
                  ABT-CHW-1                  4.5    5.1    5.8    4.9    6.5    5.4    7.3     6.1     4.0    5.3     7.2     2.8    5.7    5.7     5.4
                  BRIDGEPORT                 4.7    5.0    5.8    4.6    6.4    5.6    6.4     6.0     4.6    4.6     6.8     3.9    6.1    5.5     5.4
                  BAR CHF 8 FUS2             5.4    4.3    6.2    5.4    6.2    5.2    6.6     6.1     3.4    5.4     6.9     2.9    5.7    6.1     5.4
                  SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 4.9    4.6    5.8    5.7    6.6    5.3    6.3     6.0     4.4    4.8     7.2     3.1    5.5    5.5     5.4
                  ACF 083                    5.9    4.9    5.9    4.7    6.3    4.8    6.6     5.0     4.4    4.8     7.1     3.5    5.8    5.8     5.4
                  BRITTANY                   4.9    4.2    6.0    5.2    7.0    4.6    6.5     6.0     4.2    4.9     7.2     3.4    5.6    5.6     5.4
                  BANNER III                 4.5    5.1    5.9    5.3    6.5    5.7    6.7     5.6     4.3    4.6     6.8     2.7    5.6    5.5     5.3
                  MB-63                      5.0    5.1    5.4    5.0    6.6    4.8    6.6     6.3     4.1    5.0     6.3     3.4    5.6    5.8     5.3
                  SANDPIPER                  4.9    5.0    5.6    4.0    6.0    6.0    6.1     5.2     3.9    4.6     7.2     3.0    5.1    5.6     5.2
                  JAMESTOWN II               4.1    4.7    5.6    4.7    5.6    5.2    5.8     7.0     3.3    4.1     6.7     2.9    5.2    5.3     5.0

                  LSD VALUE                  0.8    0.3    0.8    0.8    0.5    0.9    0.6     1.3     1.1    0.7     0.9     0.8    0.6    0.8     0.2
                  C.V. (%)                   9.7    3.4    8.6    9.8    4.8    9.8    5.5    13.7    13.7    8.3    11.0    14.6    6.6    9.1     9.9

                  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.