TABLE 15E.                SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA

                                                            DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY  2/

                              NAME                     KS1     MO1     MT1     NE1     NS1     OK1    PA1     SD1     WA3    MEAN

                              OXFORD                   8.0     7.0     3.0     7.7     8.0     5.0    8.3     6.7     6.3     6.7
                              ABT-HF1                  8.3     6.0     3.3     8.7     7.3     4.7    8.0     6.7     6.7     6.6
                              HERON                    7.7     6.3     3.7     7.7     7.7     4.7    8.0     7.0     6.7     6.6
                              BAR HF 8 FUS             8.3     6.3     3.0     8.0     7.0     5.7    8.0     6.3     6.0     6.5
                              NORDIC (E)               7.3     6.3     4.0     8.3     7.3     4.0    8.3     6.0     6.7     6.5
                              4001                     8.0     6.3     3.3     5.7     7.7     5.3    8.7     6.7     6.7     6.5
                              ABT-HF-2                 7.3     6.0     3.0     7.7     7.7     5.0    8.3     7.0     6.0     6.4
                              ISI FL 12                7.3     5.7     3.7     8.3     8.0     5.3    7.3     6.0     6.3     6.4
                              RELIANT II               7.7     5.3     3.3     8.7     7.0     5.3    8.0     6.3     6.0     6.4
                              ABT-HF-4                 7.7     6.0     3.3     8.3     7.0     4.7    8.0     6.3     6.0     6.4
                              STONEHENGE (AHF 009)     8.0     6.3     2.7     8.0     7.3     5.7    7.0     6.0     6.0     6.3
                              SCALDIS                  7.7     6.3     3.0     7.0     7.3     5.3    8.0     6.3     6.0     6.3
                              ABT-HF-3                 7.7     5.7     3.7     7.7     8.0     4.3    8.0     6.0     5.7     6.3
                              DISCOVERY                6.7     7.0     2.7     8.0     7.3     4.3    8.0     6.3     6.3     6.3
                              ISI FL 11                7.7     5.7     3.7     8.0     7.0     6.0    7.3     6.3     5.0     6.3
                              SRX 3961                 7.3     5.7     3.3     7.7     7.3     4.7    8.0     6.3     6.3     6.3
                              PICK FF A-97             8.7     6.7     4.3     6.7     6.7     4.7    7.7     5.3     6.0     6.3
                              SCALDIS II (AHF 008)     6.7     6.0     3.0     8.3     7.3     5.7    7.7     5.3     6.3     6.3
                              ATTILA E                 8.0     4.7     3.7     8.0     8.0     6.0    7.7     4.7     5.7     6.3
                              RESCUE 911               7.3     6.3     3.7     6.7     7.0     4.3    7.7     6.3     5.3     6.1
                              OSPREY                   7.0     6.3     2.3     7.3     7.3     4.3    7.3     6.0     6.7     6.1
                              DEFIANT                  8.3     6.0     2.7     7.0     6.3     5.0    7.3     6.0     5.7     6.0
                              BIGHORN                  8.0     6.3     3.0     7.3     6.7     5.0    7.0     5.3     5.0     6.0
                              MB-82                    4.7     5.0     2.0     7.0     7.0     3.3    8.0     5.0     6.7     5.4

                              LSD VALUE                1.8     1.9     1.3     1.8     1.2     1.9    1.0     1.2     1.1     0.5
                              C.V. (%)                15.0    19.2    24.8    14.4    10.3    24.0    8.3    12.1    11.6    14.9

                           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.