TABLE 16E.                            SUMMER DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA

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

                  NAME                     KS1     KY1     MO1     MT1     NC2     NE1     NS1     OK1     QE1     SD1     UT1    WA3    MEAN

                  ABT-HF1                  6.3     8.3     5.7     6.3     4.3     7.7     8.0     1.0     3.3     6.3     5.3    6.7     5.8
                  NORDIC (E)               5.7     8.0     6.7     6.3     4.0     7.7     8.0     1.0     3.0     5.3     4.7    6.3     5.6
                  ISI FL 11                6.7     7.0     6.0     5.3     4.7     8.3     7.3     1.3     3.3     5.0     4.3    6.3     5.5
                  OXFORD                   6.7     8.3     6.0     6.0     4.3     6.7     6.7     1.3     3.0     5.7     4.3    6.7     5.5
                  ABT-HF-3                 6.7     7.3     6.3     6.3     4.0     8.3     7.3     1.0     3.0     5.3     3.3    6.3     5.4
                  4001                     6.7     7.7     5.7     6.3     4.0     4.7     7.3     1.0     3.0     6.3     5.3    6.7     5.4
                  ABT-HF-2                 4.7     8.0     6.0     6.7     4.7     7.3     6.3     1.3     3.3     5.0     5.0    6.3     5.4
                  ISI FL 12                6.0     8.0     5.7     6.0     3.7     7.3     7.3     1.7     3.0     4.7     4.7    6.7     5.4
                  RESCUE 911               6.3     7.7     7.0     5.0     5.0     6.3     7.3     1.0     3.0     5.7     4.0    6.3     5.4
                  HERON                    6.0     7.0     6.0     5.3     3.7     7.7     7.3     1.0     2.7     6.0     5.0    6.7     5.4
                  RELIANT II               5.0     7.3     5.3     5.7     4.0     8.3     7.3     1.0     3.0     5.7     4.7    6.7     5.3
                  BAR HF 8 FUS             6.3     7.3     6.0     6.3     3.3     6.3     7.3     1.3     3.0     5.0     4.7    6.7     5.3
                  DISCOVERY                6.3     8.0     6.3     6.7     4.0     6.3     6.7     1.0     3.0     4.7     4.3    6.3     5.3
                  PICK FF A-97             6.3     6.3     6.0     5.3     4.7     6.7     7.7     1.0     3.3     5.3     5.0    6.0     5.3
                  STONEHENGE (AHF 009)     6.0     7.3     5.3     6.7     4.0     6.7     7.7     1.3     3.7     4.7     3.7    6.7     5.3
                  ATTILA E                 6.0     6.7     5.0     6.3     3.7     7.7     7.0     1.0     3.0     5.3     4.7    6.3     5.2
                  SRX 3961                 6.0     7.7     5.7     6.3     3.3     6.3     8.0     1.0     3.3     5.7     3.7    5.7     5.2
                  DEFIANT                  6.7     7.3     5.3     7.0     3.3     6.0     8.0     1.0     3.0     5.0     4.0    5.7     5.2
                  SCALDIS II (AHF 008)     6.0     7.0     5.3     5.7     3.0     6.7     7.3     1.3     3.3     4.7     5.3    6.3     5.2
                  ABT-HF-4                 6.7     7.0     5.3     6.0     4.0     6.7     6.0     1.0     3.0     5.7     3.7    6.7     5.1
                  OSPREY                   6.0     8.0     5.7     6.3     3.0     7.0     6.3     1.0     3.0     5.0     4.3    5.7     5.1
                  BIGHORN                  6.7     6.7     5.3     5.0     4.3     7.0     6.7     1.0     3.0     5.0     4.0    5.7     5.0
                  MB-82                    6.3     7.3     5.0     6.0     3.0     7.0     6.3     1.0     3.0     5.0     3.7    5.7     4.9
                  SCALDIS                  6.0     5.7     6.7     6.0     4.0     4.7     7.7     1.0     3.0     5.0     4.0    5.7     4.9

                  LSD VALUE                2.4     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.2     2.6     1.6     0.5     0.5     1.0     1.6    1.0     0.4
                  C.V. (%)                24.5    12.4    15.3    14.5    19.5    23.3    14.2    28.1    10.8    12.2    22.1    9.6    17.9

                  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.