TABLE 17B.       FALL DENSITY RATINGS OF CHEWINGS FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA

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

                                      NAME                       KS1     MO1     MT1     NE1    NS1    OK1     RI1    WA3    MEAN

                                      ABT-CHW-3                  8.7     9.0     7.7     8.3    8.0    7.0     7.3    6.7     7.8
                                      LONGFELLOW II              8.0     8.3     8.0     7.0    8.7    7.7     8.7    6.3     7.8
                                      SR 5100                    8.3     8.3     6.7     9.0    8.3    7.0     8.3    6.3     7.8
                                      ABT-CHW-2                  8.7     7.7     6.7     9.0    8.3    7.3     7.7    7.0     7.8
                                      BRIDGEPORT                 7.7     9.0     8.0     8.0    8.7    7.0     7.7    6.0     7.8
                                      MB-63                      8.3     8.3     7.7     7.7    8.3    7.0     8.0    6.0     7.7
                                      PICK FRC A-93              8.3     8.0     7.7     8.0    7.7    7.0     8.3    6.3     7.7
                                      TREAZURE (E)               8.7     7.7     7.3     7.7    8.7    7.0     8.0    6.0     7.6
                                      MAGIC                      8.0     8.7     7.3     8.7    7.7    7.0     6.7    6.3     7.5
                                      INTRIGUE                   8.0     7.7     7.0     8.7    8.0    7.0     6.7    7.0     7.5
                                      BRITTANY                   8.0     7.7     8.0     7.7    7.7    7.0     7.3    6.3     7.5
                                      CULOMBRA                   8.3     8.7     8.3     6.0    8.3    7.0     7.3    5.7     7.5
                                      AMBASSADOR                 8.7     8.3     7.3     6.7    8.0    7.0     6.3    7.0     7.4
                                      BANNER III                 7.3     7.7     7.7     7.3    7.7     .      7.7    6.3     7.4
                                      SHADOW II                  7.7     8.0     7.0     6.7    8.3    7.0     7.7    6.7     7.4
                                      BAR CHF 8 FUS2             7.7     7.7     7.3     7.7    8.3    7.0     6.7    6.0     7.3
                                      ABT-CHW-1                  8.0     8.3     6.7     6.0    8.0    7.0     7.7    6.7     7.3
                                      SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 6.7     8.3     8.0     5.7    8.7     .      7.0    6.7     7.3
                                      JAMESTOWN II               7.3     8.3     7.3     8.0    8.3    7.0     6.0    5.7     7.3
                                      SANDPIPER                  7.7     7.7     8.7     5.7    7.7    7.0     7.0    6.3     7.2
                                      TIFFANY                    7.7     7.7     7.7     5.7    8.0    7.0     7.3    6.3     7.2
                                      ACF 092                    8.3     8.0     6.7     6.7    7.7    7.0     7.0    6.0     7.2
                                      ACF 083                    7.3     6.3     7.0     6.0    8.7    7.0     7.7    6.7     7.1
                                      PST-4HM                    7.0     6.7     6.7     3.0    7.3    7.0     7.3    6.0     6.4

                                      LSD VALUE                  1.2     1.5     1.5     3.3    1.3    0.4     1.6    0.8     0.6
                                      C.V. (%)                   9.6    11.5    12.2    28.9    9.8    2.9    13.8    7.9    14.2

                           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.