TABLE 15.  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE
                                                       2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT ITHACA, NY  1/
                                                                          2005 DATA

                                                           TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                                                   QUALITY RATINGS
                                        NAME                    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN

                                        VENUS (EFD)             6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.0     7.1
                                        INDEPENDENCE            7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0    7.3    7.3    6.7     7.1
                                        13-M                    7.3    7.3    6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    6.3     7.0
                                        AUTHORITY (235050)      6.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    7.7    7.7    6.3     7.0
                                        ALPHA                   6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0    6.7     7.0
                                        BENCHMARK DSR           6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.3    6.3     7.0
                                        DECLARATION             6.3    6.3    7.3    7.3    7.7    7.7    6.7     7.0
                                        GREENWICH               6.3    6.3    7.3    7.3    7.7    7.7    6.7     7.0
                                        LS-44                   6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.3    6.7     7.0
                                        PENNCROSS               6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0    7.0     7.0
                                        SR 7200                 6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    7.7    7.7    6.7     7.0
                                        T-1                     7.3    7.3    6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    6.3     7.0
                                        PENN A-1                6.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    7.3    7.3    6.3     6.9
                                        PENNLINKS II            6.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    6.7     6.9
                                        BENGAL                  6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    7.3    7.3    6.3     6.8
                                        MEMORIAL (A03-EDI)      6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    7.3    7.3    6.3     6.8
                                        TYEE (SRX 1GD)          6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    7.3    7.3    6.0     6.8
                                        IS-AP 9                 6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    6.0     6.7
                                        SHARK (23R)             6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    6.3     6.7
                                        007 (DSB)               6.7    6.7    6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    6.3     6.6
                                        CY-2                    6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    6.3     6.6
                                        LEGENDARY               6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    6.0     6.6
                                        VILLA (IS-AC 1)         6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    6.3     6.6
                                        MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD)    6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.3     6.5
                                        VESPER                  6.7    6.7    6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    6.3     6.5
                                        KINGPIN (9200)          6.0    6.0    6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    6.0     6.3

                                        LSD VALUE               1.8    1.8    2.3    2.3    2.5    2.5    1.9     1.4
                                        C.V. (%)                8.7    8.7    9.4    9.4    9.1    9.1    8.3     6.0

                           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.
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
          TABLE A.                             2005 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                 
                                                         THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) TEST                                            
                                                                                                                                             
                                                        SOIL          SOIL                           SUN      MOWING                         
                            SOIL           SOIL      PHOSPHOROUS   POTASSIUM        NITROGEN          OR      HEIGHT    IRRIGATION           
          LOCATION         TEXTURE         PH        (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/ACRE)   (LBS/1000 SQ FT)    SHADE     (IN)      PRACTICED            
                                                                                                                                             
            NY1      SANDY LOAM            6.1-6.5     151-270      241-375         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT STRESS