TABLE 9E.    LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS   1/
                                                                           2002 DATA

                                                             LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS 1-9; 9=VERY FINE  2/

                                           NAME                       AR1    CA1    IA1    KS1     MI1    NY1    MEAN

                                           ABT-HF1                    8.0    7.7    7.0    9.0     5.7    8.0     7.6
                                           HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)     8.3    7.7    7.0    9.0     5.7    7.3     7.5
                                           NORDIC (E)                 8.0    7.7    7.7    9.0     5.0    7.7     7.5
                                           CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)        7.3    7.7    7.3    9.0     6.0    7.3     7.4
                                           DEFIANT                    8.0    7.3    6.7    9.0     6.0    7.3     7.4
                                           STONEHENGE (AHF 009)       8.0    7.3    6.7    9.0     6.3    7.0     7.4
                                           SRX 3961                   7.3    7.7    7.7    8.7     5.3    7.3     7.3
                                           ABT-HF-2                   8.0    7.7    6.3    9.0     5.0    8.0     7.3
                                           OXFORD                     7.3    7.0    7.3    9.0     5.7    7.7     7.3
                                           ABT-HF-3                   7.3    8.0    6.0    9.0     5.3    8.0     7.3
                                           ABT-HF-4                   7.3    8.0    6.3    9.0     5.3    7.7     7.3
                                           BERKSHIRE (4001)           7.3    7.3    7.0    9.0     5.3    7.3     7.2
                                           EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)      7.0    7.0    6.7    9.0     6.0    7.7     7.2
                                           PICK FF A-97               7.3    7.0    6.7    9.0     5.7    7.7     7.2
                                           ATTILA E                   7.3    7.0    6.3    9.0     6.0    7.3     7.2
                                           MB-82                      7.0    7.0    7.3    8.7     5.3    7.7     7.2
                                           MINOTAUR                   7.3    7.3    6.0    9.0     6.0    7.3     7.2
                                           OSPREY                     7.3    7.0    6.7    8.7     5.3    8.0     7.2
                                           PST-4HM                    8.0    7.3    6.7    7.7     5.7    7.7     7.2
                                           DISCOVERY                  7.3    7.3    7.3    8.0     5.3    7.3     7.1
                                           HERON                      7.3    7.3    6.7    8.7     5.3    7.3     7.1
                                           SCALDIS                    8.0    7.0    6.3    8.7     6.3    6.3     7.1
                                           SCALDIS II (AHF 008)       7.3    7.0    6.3    8.7     6.0    7.3     7.1
                                           RELIANT II                 7.3    7.3    6.7    8.7     5.3    7.0     7.1
                                           RESCUE 911                 7.0    7.3    7.0    8.3     5.0    7.3     7.0
                                           BIGHORN                    7.3    7.0    6.3    8.3     5.3    7.3     6.9

                                           LSD VALUE                  1.2    0.9    1.0    1.0     1.2    0.8     0.4
                                           C.V. (%)                  10.2    7.6    9.0    6.8    13.4    6.8     8.8