Bui. 1457, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate 8 
Harvesting Dates in Egypt 
A.— Egyptian tree climber preparing to ascend a Hayany palm near El Marg. This 
climber has discarded his slippers and is trusting his life to his climber's girdle and 
rope wrapped with rawhide. On his back is the basket into which he is to place 
the hard-ripe fruit, which is to be lowered to the ground by the rope which trails 
behind him 
B.-An Egyptian tree climber at Giza. The Amhat date palm which this man is climbing 
is 75 feet high. Notice the breadth of the climber's girdle and the size indicating 
the strength of the rope ai ound the tree, all hand twisted from fibers of the fruitstalk 
of the date palm. The broad gathering basket shown is adapted to saving the 
softening Amhat fruit 
