TABLE 26E.                  RED THREAD RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS   1/
                                                                         1999-2002 DATA

                                                             RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE  2/ 3/ 4/

                             NAME                       ME2     NJ1     NJ2     NS1     NY1     VA1     WA3    WI1     WI2    MEAN

                             SRX 3961                   8.3     8.2     8.3     3.0     7.0     7.7     7.7    8.0     7.3     7.7
                             ABT-HF-2                   7.8     8.5     7.8     3.7     6.0     7.0     7.7    8.0     8.0     7.6
                             PST-4HM                    8.2     8.5     8.1     4.0     6.0     6.7     7.7    8.0     6.7     7.6
                             BERKSHIRE (4001)           8.3     8.2     8.2     3.0     7.0     8.3     7.3    7.7     7.7     7.6
                             VIKING (ABT-HF1)           8.5     8.7     7.9     2.7     8.3     7.7     7.3    8.0     7.0     7.5
                             EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)      8.3     8.2     8.6     4.3     5.3     7.0     6.3    7.7     7.0     7.5
                             ATTILA E                   8.2     7.5     7.9     4.7     7.0     7.3     6.3    7.7     7.3     7.5
                             NORDIC (E)                 8.3     7.7     7.3     4.0     7.0     7.0     7.3    7.7     7.3     7.4
                             CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)        8.2     8.2     7.8     2.7     7.3     7.0     7.3    7.7     7.7     7.3
                             RELIANT II                 7.7     8.0     7.0     4.0     7.0     7.0     7.0    8.0     7.0     7.3
                             ABT-HF-4                   8.7     7.7     7.4     3.7     6.3     7.3     7.0    8.0     7.3     7.3
                             OSPREY                     8.2     7.0     7.7     4.0     5.3     7.7     7.0    7.0     7.0     7.3
                             MINOTAUR                   9.0     7.7     7.2     2.7     8.0     8.0     6.7    8.0     7.3     7.2
                             HERON                      7.8     6.7     8.3     3.7     6.7     7.0     7.3    7.7     7.7     7.2
                             OXFORD                     8.3     7.3     7.3     3.0     6.7     7.3     7.3    8.0     7.3     7.2
                             DISCOVERY                  8.0     7.3     7.4     3.7     7.0     7.3     6.7    8.0     7.3     7.2
                             RESCUE 911                 8.8     8.0     6.6     3.3     8.0     7.3     7.7    7.7     6.7     7.2
                             ABT-HF-3                   8.7     7.7     7.7     2.7     6.3     8.0     7.3    7.3     8.0     7.2
                             STONEHENGE (AHF 009)       8.2     7.0     8.3     3.7     7.7     6.3     6.3    8.0     8.0     7.1
                             HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)     7.7     7.5     7.2     4.0     7.0     6.7     6.7    7.3     6.7     7.1
                             PICK FF A-97               8.8     7.0     7.7     3.3     6.3     6.7     6.7    7.7     7.3     7.0
                             BIGHORN                    8.5     5.5     8.0     3.7     8.0     8.3     7.3    7.7     7.3     7.0
                             SCALDIS                    8.3     5.5     7.7     4.0     6.7     6.0     7.0    8.0     7.7     6.9
                             SCALDIS II (AHF 008)       8.5     5.3     8.1     4.0     7.0     6.7     7.0    8.0     7.3     6.9
                             DEFIANT                    8.2     6.2     6.2     4.0     7.0     5.7     7.3    6.0     6.3     6.5
                             MB-82                      7.0     5.7     7.2     3.7     4.3     7.0     6.7    8.0     7.3     6.5

                             LSD VALUE                  1.7     1.8     1.6     1.8     2.2     1.6     1.3    1.0     1.6     0.8
                             C.V. (%)                  12.7    14.4    13.4    30.5    20.2    13.5    11.4    7.9    13.5    13.6