TABLE 24B.                                    TURFGRASS COLOR RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS (SEEDED) CULTIVARS
                                                                      FOR EACH MONTH  1/
                                                                       2003-06 DATA

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

  NAME                              JANUARY   FEBRUARY   MARCH     APRIL      MAY      JUNE      JULY     AUGUST   SEPTEMBER  OCTOBER   NOVEMBER   MEAN

  BISON                               2.7       2.7       4.1       4.7       6.2       6.4       6.5       6.4       6.5       5.4       3.3       6.0
  TEXOKA                              2.7       3.0       3.8       5.0       6.4       6.4       6.4       6.3       5.8       5.3       3.0       5.9
  SWI-2000                            2.3       2.3       3.7       4.8       6.2       6.3       6.5       6.2       5.7       4.8       2.3       5.8
  BOWIE                               2.7       3.0       4.0       5.0       6.1       6.3       6.3       6.1       5.4       4.8       2.0       5.7
  TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO)     2.7       3.0       3.5       3.9       5.3       5.6       5.7       5.6       5.4       5.2       6.3       5.2

  LSD VALUE                           1.1       0.7       1.9       1.3       0.9       0.6       0.7       0.7       1.2       1.8       1.1       0.6
  C.V. (%)                           17.9      12.2      43.8      34.9      28.1      19.7      21.9      22.3      32.4      40.8      17.4      19.8