This idea was spreading very rapidly to other states. "Prof. W.L. Weber, of Emory College, who always manifests great interest in our public school, deserves credit for inaugurating this unique contest in Newton" – G.C. Adams. From this conversation was the motivation that sparked Mr. Adams to begin making plans, which he would announce during the fall of 1904, for the first Newton County Boys Corn Club, which developed into the present day 4-H club. The plans for the contest were announced in a small article in the Covington Enterprise Newspaper on December 23, 1904. Later, Mr. Adams published the rules for the contest on February 3, 1905, but this time he had a large article that was on the front page. He established a deadline for March 15. The contest was open to any boy 6 to 18 years old, who was enrolled in any of the county's public schools. Each boy would do all work raising his corn crop. There was no limit to variety of corn planted or extent of field. The contestant was not allowed to have any assistance. The boy selected any ten ears of corn out of his entire patch. The boy should nail them in a rat-proof box, delivered it to the Newton County Courthouse by October 7, and it would be weighed on October 16 and the weight will be recorded on the box. Of the 101 boys entering the contest, only 32 boys exhibited their corn. The first-place winner was George Plunkett with . The second-place winner was Tom Greer with . The third-place winners were brothers Paul and Walter Cowan, with . Other details of this contest are given in the Congressional Record of the 84th Congress, First Session on January 10, 1955. Around that 1907, Oscar Herman Benson designed the first emblem for the clubs. It was a three-leaf clover, which stood for head, heart and hands. Second year members, received a fourth H. In 1911, the 4-H design was adopted and health was added as the fourth H. The emblem has stood for head, heart, hands and health ever since. The Corn Club was followed by many agricultural project clubs in the county and state. The most famous club was the Girls Canning Club, in 1911. Just as the boys' work started with one crop, the same method was used for the girls' club work. The tomato was