Adams in Newton County, Georgia, United States, as the Girls Canning, and Boys Corn Clubs.

Georgia 4-H began with the start of the special Boys Corn Club contest that was first organized by Superintendent of Schools, G. C. Adams.

While writing about Mr. Adams in the Atlanta Constitution after he had been elected Georgia commissioner of agriculture in 1932, Stiles A. Martin called him "one of the best educated, best read and most learned men in the state."

Out of this grew the field days which are held in many places today, featuring musical contests, debating and other events.

Weber, of Emory College, who always manifests great interest in our public school, deserves credit for inaugurating this unique contest in Newton" – G.C.

By the time Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, May 8, 1914, creating the Cooperative Extension Service, both boys and girls, all over Georgia, were active in one or more of the project clubs.

These Agents would give the leadership to disseminating agricultural and home economic research information to farmers, homemakers, youth, and community organizations.

About 1921, serious thought began to be given to the matter of trying to bring back interest and develop a steady growth in 4-H club work.

Businessmen and leaders of agricultural organizations established the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work with E.T.

It is now one of the largest 4-H Centers in the country, hosting 4-H'ers, students and adults year-round for 4-H camp, environmental education and conferences.

Upon becoming Seniors in the summer after their eighth grade year, 4-H'ers may attend State 4-H Council and Fall Forum, compete at District Project Achievement for a trip to State 4-H Congress the following summer, and run for their district's Senior 4-H Board of Directors or the Georgia 4-H Board of Directors.

The Northeast District serves the following counties: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Butts, Clarke, Columbia, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Glascock, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pickens, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, and Wilkes.

[4] The Northwest District serves the following counties: Bartow, Bibb, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Dade, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Paulding, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, Upson, Walker, and Whitfield.

[5] The Southeast District serves the following counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Bleckley, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Coffee, Dodge, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Liberty, Long County, Georgia, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Twiggs, Ware, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilkinson.

[6] The Southwest District serves the following counties: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Houston, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Peach, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Wilcox, and Worth.

[7] Georgia 4-H offers an array of competitions, conventions, and training retreats that instill in its participants a number of valuable skills that will benefit them throughout the course of their lives.

Every year, 2,400 4-H'ers complete a year-long process to prepare more than 4,500 animals for exhibition at the Georgia Junior National Livestock Show and other competitions.

Participants create a resumè in the areas of Leadership, Citizenship, Communications and the Arts, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and Family and Consumer Sciences, and compete in an interview Winners become Master 4-H'ers, earn a $500 scholarship, a medallion and are recognized at the Annual Banquet of Georgia 4-H Congress and 4-H & Leadership Day at the Capitol.

Project areas included international, veterinary science, air science, computers, water conservation, photography, public speaking, plant and soils, performing arts, safety, agriculture awareness, poultry, beef, sports, etc" (Chapman).

This event takes its name from the iron statue of the 4-H emblem currently standing in front of Sutton Hall at Rock Eagle and designed to commemorate the district wide competition.

The purpose of the campaign is to promote Georgia 4-H throughout the state and for former and current members to share how 4-H has changed and affected their life in a positive way.

Delegates to State 4-H Congress must win first place or receive a sweepstakes scholarship in their project field from their respective district in order to attend.

Tours in the past have been at Turner Field, CNN Center, and the Crowne Plaza Perimeter-Ravinia Hotel to name a few.

[26] The communications team meets twice a year for retreats; they have been held at Rock Eagle, The University of Georgia Miller Learning Center in Athens, and Founder's Lodge.

These track groups are taught and led by Collegiate Advisors, past members of the tech team that volunteer their time.

The team receives a number of donated computers from various businesses and schools and later refurbishes them to distribute to children on a need basis.

This small team travels around the state of Georgia to teach free classes on internet and social networking safety as well as cyber bullying.

At cloverleaf camp, 5th and 6th graders have the chance to swim, rock climb, canoe, take part in several workshops, and the infamous wet games.

They have the chance to go to the laser show at Stone Mountain, Six Flags White Water, Thursday Night Thunder at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, swim, and more.

Rock Eagle holds many events other camp, like State 4-H Council, Fall Forum, Jr. Conference, Jr. Rally, District Project Achievement (DPA), and more.