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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, as shown 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 to\vard 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 



