Bui. 1457. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate 13 
Tree Climbing and Equipment 
A.— An Egyptian tree climber's rope and girdle. This beautiful cord and rope is made by 
hand from the fiber bundles of the fruitstalks and fruit-bearing strands of the date tree. 
(About one-eighth natural size) 
B.— First use of an Egyptian tree climber's girdle in the United States. Fred X. Johnson, 
one of the pioneer date growers of the Coachella Valley, Calif., is here shown climbing 
a date-palm tree. Photographed at Indio, January, 1924 
