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is known as the ‘‘helper,’’ by means of which the 
weight of the tent can be kept from the tender 
branches of the tree. ‘The helper shown in the illus- 
tration gives a good idea of the construction and its 
method of use. In this particular case the tent is 
being removed from the tree which has just been 
fumigated. 
To tent a tree where a single lifter is used, it should 
be set at an angle of about sixty degrees and the stay 
rope fastened to an adjoining tree, thus holding it in 
place, asshown in Fig. 23. One end of the pulley rope 
is then passed around the tree and tied to the tent lying 
on the ground on the opposite side. The operator at the 
lifter then draws the tent to the pulley and fastens the 
rope. He then steps back a few feet, and, taking the 
stay rope, pulls the lifter toward himself until the 
center of the tent is about over the top of the tree, as 
shown in Fig. 24. In the mean time the other assist- 
ant brings the sides of the tent around toward the 
lifter. ‘The operator takes one side while the assistant 
holds the other, as shown in the illustration. When 
the lifter is at the proper angle to bring the center of the 
tent over the top of the tree, one side of the tent is- 
then passed to the assistant between the lifter and the 
tree, while the operator loosens his pulley rope and lets 
the tent fall in position over the tree. The assistant 
unties the stay and pulley ropes and carries the lifter to 
the next tree, while the operator banks the tent or folds 
the cloth around the base of the tree. Often a few 
‘ shovelfuls of earth are necessary to hold the bottom of 
the tent in place, if there is not a sufficient amount of 
canvas to fall on the ground. If the wind is blowing 
