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Johnson Grass
Spotted In County
W. H. Lyne, Extension Agent Agriculture, spotted what he feared to be Johnson grass, in Rappahannock County ’ Tuesday. Much to his regret, an examination of the roots proved his suspicions were right. He is shown above standing beside a sample, the first Johnson grass he has ever seen in the county. Johnson grass closely resembles Sudan grass but may be distinguished from the latter which lacks underground rhizomes. Johnson grass, explained Lyne, reproduces from seed and rhizomes. Of all weed pests known by Lyne, Johnson grass is the most feared, most damaging to crops and the most persistent. One Johnson grass plant has been known to produce 2 1/2 lbs. of seed and 200 feet of rhizomes (underground roots having nodes each of which
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