PRELIMINARY DATA - NOT FOR PUBLICATION 

                           TABLE 4.           MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON
                                                         A GREEN AT TEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.  1/
                                                                         2012 DATA

                                                      TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                           NAME                          AR1    IN1    KY1     MN1     NJ1    PA1     RI1     UT1     VA1    WA3

                           AFM                           7.8    7.2    6.7     5.5     4.9    6.6     7.2     5.5     6.8    4.4
                           ALPHA                         7.5    7.3    6.3     5.7     4.0    5.0     5.7     6.6     5.9    4.7
                           AUTHORITY                     8.3    7.4    7.0     5.1     5.4    6.2     7.4     5.5     6.0    4.8
                           BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101)        8.3    7.4    6.8     5.1     6.9    7.3     6.1     5.2     6.9    4.5
                           DECLARATION                   8.1    7.6    6.7     6.2     5.4    6.9     6.4     4.8     6.1    4.4
                           FOCUS (SRP-1GMC)              8.0    7.2    6.1     6.2     6.4    7.4     7.4     5.1     6.5    4.8
                           L-93                          7.5    6.9    6.4     4.7     3.1    4.2     5.8     5.6     5.6    4.4
                           LUMINARY (A08-TDN2)           8.3    7.7    6.8     5.5     7.5    6.6     6.5     5.1     6.8    4.5
                           PENN A-1                      8.0    7.3    6.8     5.7     4.5    4.8     6.5     5.7     6.4    4.5
                           PENN A-2                      7.9    7.0    6.4     4.8     4.3    4.9     6.0     5.6     6.0    4.6
                           PENNCROSS                     6.2    5.8    5.6     3.9     1.8    3.5     3.3     3.1     4.4    4.4
                           PIN-UP (HTM)                  8.1    7.6    6.6     5.8     6.6    6.6     6.7     6.1     6.3    4.8
                           PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC)        7.9    7.3    7.0     6.4     6.0    6.3     6.8     5.5     6.6    4.2
                           PURE DISTINCTION (PST-OJO)    8.3    8.2    7.1     6.1     7.1    4.8     6.3     4.4     6.1    4.6
                           SR 7200                       7.4     .     5.0     2.1     3.7    1.2     5.9     1.9     4.1    6.0
                           SRP-1BLTR3                    7.9    7.6    6.7     6.6     5.0    4.3     5.4     5.3     5.5    4.5
                           T-1                           7.7    7.7    6.8     5.5     4.9    4.9     5.1     5.9     5.3    4.3
                           V8                            8.5    8.1    7.2     5.4     6.9    7.2     6.1     5.6     6.9    4.8
                           VILLA                         6.2     .     4.1     3.0     6.3    1.1     5.6     4.4     4.6    6.1

                           LSD VALUE                     0.6    0.4    0.6     2.0     0.9    0.8     1.3     1.2     1.0    0.4
                           C.V. (%)                      5.0    3.8    6.2    23.1    11.1    9.3    12.9    14.4    10.4    5.6

                           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.