Agriculture in Lee County

With some of the best agricultural soils in the area, Lee County became a large cotton producer, and cotton plantations were located throughout the county. Later, peanuts and corn became the major cash crops for local farmers, and thousands of acres of land are still planted with the crops today.

Since the 1950s, Lee County has changed from an agricultural area to an area of rapid residential and commercial development. Between 1990 and 2000, according to U.S. census records, the county grew at an astonishing rate. The 2000 population of 24,757 (82 percent white, 15.5 percent black, and 1.2 percent Hispanic) showed a 52 percent increase since 1990, much of it from Albany, in adjacent Dougherty County. As a growing market area, Lee County has become an important economic center for southwest Georgia.

Agriculture is the largest segment of Georgia's economy. But it isn't just a way to make a living. It's a way of life, too. From the north Georgia mountains through the rolling Piedmont, to the sandy coastal plains and the coastal marshes, the state's geography and climate provide perfect conditions for growing a wealth of commodities.

Animals
Field Crops
Fruits & Vegetables
Forestry
Ornamentals
Turfgrass

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandman's cares. ...George Washington

Lee County Extension
PO Box 589
107 Main Street
Govt. Building
Leesburg, GA 31763
(229) 759-6025
(229) 759-3302 fax

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