Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, Lancaster, WISCONSIN, USA
1999 Cool-Season Grass Seeding
Grazing Trial-intake results     2002 Grazing Periods
1 2 3 4 5 2002 2001 2000 3-year
Specie Variety Intakea Intake Intake Intake Intake Intake^ Intake^ Intake^ Intake^
ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a Marketer (click to obtain marketer contact information)
Orchardgrass BENCHMARK 0.61 0.85 0.43 0.30 0.25 2.44 2.29 2.52 7.24 FS Growmark
Orchardgrass MAMMOTH 0.63 0.79 0.37 0.29 0.25 2.33 2.32 2.41 7.06 Cascade International Seed Co.
Orchardgrass HAYMATE 0.50 0.88 0.38 0.23 0.21 2.19 2.16 2.45 6.81 FS Growmark
Orchardgrass CAS-EG23 0.51 0.79 0.38 0.25 0.26 2.18 2.11 2.33 6.61 experimental
Orchardgrass KAY 0.44 1.15 0.42 0.30 0.15 2.44 1.80 2.34 6.57 .
Orchardgrass PROGRESS 0.53 0.81 0.33 0.23 0.23 2.12 1.98 2.24 6.33 Bailey Seed Co.
Tall fescue COURTENAY 0.34 0.88 0.40 0.30 0.24 2.15 1.92 2.25 6.31 Tomorrow's Seeds
Mixture AMPAC PP5 0.64 0.69 0.33 0.17 0.18 2.01 2.04 2.19 6.24 experimental
Orchardgrass PROFILE 0.63 0.60 0.35 0.22 0.20 1.99 1.81 2.39 6.18 Ampac Seed
Mixture AMPAC PP6 0.33 0.82 0.28 0.26 0.23 1.91 1.96 2.03 5.89 experimental
Festulolium DUO 0.40 1.04 0.16 0.30 0.15 2.04 1.47 1.67 5.18 Ampac Seed
Tall fescue SELECT 0.31 0.61 0.30 0.24 0.26 1.72 1.54 1.79 5.05 FS Growmark
Tall fescue KY 31 0.33 0.55 0.28 0.24 0.20 1.60 1.51 1.85 4.97 Barenbrug USA; FS Growmark; Olds Seed Solutions
Tall fescue BAROLLEX 0.25 0.69 0.23 0.20 0.28 1.64 1.56 1.77 4.96 Barenbrug USA
Perennial ryegrass MONGITA 0.34 0.65 0.17 0.19 0.21 1.57 1.51 1.44 4.52 Olds Seed Solutions
Perennial ryegrass HERBIE 0.27 0.68 0.42 0.16 0.19 1.72 1.29 1.49 4.50 Olds Seed Solutions
Perennial ryegrass ELGON 0.32 0.56 0.23 0.17 0.24 1.52 1.32 1.66 4.50 Olds Seed Solutions
Mean 0.43 0.77 0.32 0.24 0.22 1.97 1.80 2.05 5.82
LSD(5%) 0.37 0.23 0.23 0.49
CV% 14.8 10.8 7.8 7.2
a intake based on difference between before-graze and after-graze pasture plate measurements
^Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis. 
Therefore, season total will not be the arithmetic sum of individual grazing periods.
Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, Lancaster, WISCONSIN, USA
1999 Cool-Season Grass Seeding
Grazing Trial-palatability results     2002 Grazing Periods
1 2 3 4 5 2002 2001 2000 3-year
Specie Variety Palat.b Palat. Palat. Palat. Palat. Palat.^ Palat.^ Palat.^ Palat.^
average average average average Marketer (click to obtain marketer contact information)
Festulolium DUO 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 4.2 3.6 Ampac Seed
Perennial ryegrass ELGON 3.3 3.2 2.3 1.8 4.0 2.9 3.3 3.8 3.3 Olds Seed Solutions
Mixture AMPAC PP6 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.8 3.3 experimental
Mixture AMPAC PP5 2.8 2.7 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.8 3.2 experimental
Orchardgrass CAS-EG23 2.7 3.2 2.3 2.7 3.3 2.8 3.1 3.8 3.2 experimental
Perennial ryegrass HERBIE 3.2 3.5 2.2 2.5 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.2 Olds Seed Solutions
Orchardgrass PROGRESS 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 3.3 2.9 2.8 3.7 3.1 Bailey Seed Co.
Perennial ryegrass MONGITA 3.0 3.2 2.2 2.2 3.5 2.8 3.0 3.6 3.1 Olds Seed Solutions
Orchardgrass KAY 2.5 1.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.8 3.1 .
Orchardgrass HAYMATE 3.5 2.8 2.2 2.7 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.1 FS Growmark
Orchardgrass PROFILE 3.0 3.0 2.2 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.1 Ampac Seed
Orchardgrass BENCHMARK 3.0 2.5 2.2 3.0 3.5 2.8 2.7 3.5 3.0 FS Growmark
Orchardgrass MAMMOTH 3.2 2.5 1.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.6 3.4 2.9 Cascade International Seed Co.
Tall fescue BAROLLEX 2.5 1.3 1.7 1.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.4 Barenbrug USA
Tall fescue KY 31 2.8 1.5 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.4 Barenbrug USA; FS Growmark; Olds Seed Solutions
Tall fescue COURTENAY 3.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.0 2.3 2.8 2.4 Tomorrow's Seeds
Tall fescue SELECT 2.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.7 2.2 FS Growmark
Mean 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.0
LSD(5%) 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3
CV% 12.7 13.9 12.7 7.6
bPALAT.=Palatability rating 0=0% grazed, 1=20%, 2=40%, 3=60%, 4=80%, 5=100% grazed. 
   Palatability of grasses under grazing is determined by visual estimation of percent defoliation of plots. 
   The visual determination is made midway during mob grazing by beef cows of the grass plots for intake determination.
^Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis. 
Therefore, season average will not be the arithmetic average of individual grazing periods.
Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, Lancaster, WISCONSIN, USA
2000 Cool-Season Grass Seeding
Grazing Trial-intake results     2002 Grazing Periods
1 2 3 4 5 2002 2001 2-year
Specie Variety Intakea Intake Intake Intake Intake Intake^ Intake^ Intake^
ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a ton/a Marketer (click to obtain marketer contact information)
Orchardgrass BENCHMARK 0.67 0.45 0.60 0.39 0.36 2.46 2.53 4.99 FS Growmark
Mixture PP-SH1 0.55 0.74 0.61 0.36 0.31 2.55 2.32 4.86 experimental
Orchardgrass ELSIE 0.56 0.53 0.59 0.37 0.37 2.44 2.39 4.82 Turf-Seed Inc.; Olds Seed Solutions
Orchardgrass MEGABITE 0.51 0.56 0.53 0.39 0.29 2.28 2.54 4.82 Turf-Seed Inc.; Olds Seed Solutions
Timothy TUUKKA 0.52 0.88 0.52 0.43 0.27 2.68 1.89 4.57 Ampac Seed
Smooth bromegrass ALPHA 0.59 0.45 0.52 0.32 0.34 2.25 1.83 4.08 UW-(Public)
Tall fescue FAWN 0.36 0.52 0.33 0.26 0.28 1.75 2.10 3.85 Olds Seed Solutions
Tall fescue KOKANEE 0.37 0.79 0.43 0.35 0.26 1.93 1.89 3.82 Ampac Seed
Tall fescue MAXIMIZE 0.38 0.52 0.37 0.28 0.34 1.83 1.88 3.70 Turf-Seed Inc.; Olds Seed Solutions
Festulolium SPRING GREEN 0.50 0.81 0.34 0.20 0.24 2.08 1.56 3.64 Advanta Seeds Pacific; Olds Seed Solutions
Mixture AMPAC PP8 0.43 0.70 0.35 0.15 0.30 1.93 1.69 3.62 experimental
Tall fescue MAX Q JESUP 0.38 0.51 0.31 0.24 0.25 1.69 1.81 3.49 Pennington Seed
Mixture RENOVATOR 0.45 0.57 0.25 0.21 0.26 1.73 1.53 3.26 Delong Co.
Mixture VERSAMAX 0.39 0.64 0.28 0.25 0.26 1.81 1.32 3.13 experimental
Mixture VERSAMAX PLUS 0.37 0.57 0.30 0.25 0.32 1.80 1.29 3.09 experimental
Mean 0.47 0.61 0.42 0.30 0.30 2.08 1.90 3.98
LSD(5%) 0.46 0.27 0.51
CV% 15.0 10.4 8.6
a intake based on difference between before-graze and after-graze pasture plate measurements
^Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis. 
Therefore, season total will not be the arithmetic sum of individual grazing periods.
Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, Lancaster, WISCONSIN, USA
2000 Cool-Season Grass Seeding
Grazing Trial-palatability results     2002 Grazing Periods
1 2 3 4 5 2002 2001 2-year
Specie Variety Palat.b Palat. Palat. Palat. Palat. Palat.^ Palat.^ Palat.^
average average average Marketer (click to obtain marketer contact information)
Smooth bromegrass ALPHA 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.4 UW-(Public)
Timothy TUUKKA 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.1 Ampac Seed
Orchardgrass MEGABITE 3.0 2.8 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 Turf-Seed Inc.; Olds Seed Solutions
Mixture PP-SH1 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 experimental
Orchardgrass BENCHMARK 2.4 3.7 2.7 2.5 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 FS Growmark
Mixture RENOVATOR 3.0 3.2 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 Delong Co.
Mixture VERSAMAX PLUS 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.3 3.3 2.7 2.9 2.8 experimental
Festulolium SPRING GREEN 2.4 3.0 2.6 2.4 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.8 Advanta Seeds Pacific; Olds Seed Solutions
Orchardgrass ELSIE 2.4 3.2 2.4 1.8 3.4 2.6 2.9 2.8 Turf-Seed Inc.; Olds Seed Solutions
Mixture VERSAMAX 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.8 4.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 experimental
Mixture AMPAC PP8 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.6 2.3 2.4 experimental
Tall fescue KOKANEE 2.6 2.0 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 Ampac Seed
Tall fescue MAX Q JESUP 3.0 1.7 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.1 Pennington Seed
Tall fescue MAXIMIZE 2.7 2.2 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.1 Turf-Seed Inc.; Olds Seed Solutions
Tall fescue FAWN 2.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 Olds Seed Solutions
Mean 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7
LSD(5%) 0.7 0.5 0.5
CV% 16.8 13.3 12.5
bPALAT.=Palatability rating 0=0% grazed, 1=20%, 2=40%, 3=60%, 4=80%, 5=100% grazed. 
   Palatability of grasses under grazing is determined by visual estimation of percent defoliation of plots. 
   The visual determination is made midway during mob grazing by beef cows of the grass plots for intake determination.
^Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis. 
Therefore, season average will not be the arithmetic average of individual grazing periods.