THE ET CETERA CHRONICLE - JIMMY APPLE TREE -

JIMMY APPLE TREE - It was a fine summer day in the summer of 1940 when a visiting apple man called upon farmer James L. Whitaker of Laurens County, Georgia.  Whitaker complained to the stranger that his apple trees weren't producing as well as they used to.  The traveler asked Whitaker if he had any rusty nails lying around.  Finding an adequate supply, Whitaker set out to drive them into the trunks of the non-bearing trees just as he was advised to do, all except one tree which remained as it was.  Well, the time came for the trees to bloom and bear fruit. 

Just as the man promised, all of the trees, except the one Mr. Whitaker skipped, were loaded with luscious fruit.