Friday, July 1, 2011

Scout the Ox's Next Ox Yoke?

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I've got my sights on this Ash log for my next ox yoke. It's probably Green Ash though I'm not certain.That's the younge...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Ox Takes Time to Smell the Lady's Slippers

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Ox Pulling Cart Spots Showy Lady's Slipper Orchid Scout the Ox Smells the Native Prairie Flowers Ayrshire Steer and M...

Just a Little Cowlick

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Music: Love Comes - The Posies (Every Kind of Light)

Ox Steps Through Ox Yoke While Grazing

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Scout the Ox discovers a minor difficulty when he puts his head down to graze while wearing his yoke. The yoke slid behind his head and as ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Oxen Yoke: Neck, Withers, or Head? Ox Collar

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An ox yoke is in it’s most basic definition a piece of wood that transfers power from an ox or oxen into work for mankind. The iconic yoke...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

Jersey Steer Begins Cart Training as an Ox

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Anuttama  says Makani is a little over a year and a half old and weighs about 1050lbs. She commented on my video, Hip-Hop Back to the Dr...
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Bird Song, Ox Training, and Dog

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Pulling the wagon through a variety of terrain was good training for Scout the Ox. It provided different experiences, and minor mishaps, a...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Oxen Training: Ground Tying the Single Ox

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Here's another job where the ox has replaced my small tractor on my very small farm. I'm using the dirt from gopher mounds in the ...

Adjusting Hitch Point on Adjustable Ox Yoke

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It's been in the news that oxen are replacing tractors due to high fuel costs and farmers are turning to YouTube to learn how to driv...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Dog and Ox Commune with Pair of Wild Geese

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Nesting pair of Canadian Geese  Scout the Ox was intrigued by the honking geese.  Harry the Dog did a pretty good job of p...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Harrowing the Garden with an Ox --- Day 2

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May 29th, 2011 The garden was drying out a little. Sherry got a few early things planted --- lettuce, radishes, and such that can take ...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Harrowing the Garden with an Ox --- Day 1

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May 8, 2011  We enlarged the garden this year. After Scout the Ox and I hauled in some topsoil to fill low spots, and I roto-tilled ...
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Friday, May 27, 2011

School Girls Learn About Oxen and Yokes

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Mackenzie and Annamae Try Out the Ox Yoke Centreville, Mich. --- Centreville High School teacher Rob Collins tried something new w...
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Oxen Turn Sod for Blue Ridge Institute and Museum Building Addition

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 Oxen Team "Nip and Tuck" Stand Ready to Turn the Sod Photo courtesy of Ferrum College  April 20, 2011  Ferrum College...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Fire and Ox

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Scout the Ox crosses the fire-line; prairie restoration controlled burn, May 5th, 2011.
Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Ox and the Frog(s)

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    (April 25th, 2011) ....listen!....                                                                        De la...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

American Impressionist Painting of Oxen Team Plowing with Walking Plow

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Fall Plowing Edward Henry Potthast (1857 - 1927) Edward Henry Potthast was an American painter who was influenced by French Impress...
Monday, May 2, 2011

Snowmelt: Ox and Dog at the Water Outlet

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

April Ox: Hauling Firewood with a Sled

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April 16, 2011, fresh snowfall was ideal for sledding firewood out of the woods  with oxen.    Unloading firewood from sled pulled...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Ox Yoke Malfunctions: Adjusting the Hitch-Point

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To fix the problem I will try lowering the hitch-point and anchoring the pull chain. After lowering the hitch-point the ox yoke function...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Oxen Cart Tips Over --- Spooks Ox

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But....Whoa! is Good Time spent training the oxen to stop on command is time well spent.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

How to Make an Ox Yoke Fit Again

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 What a difference eight-months makes in the fit of the yoke on a yearling steer!  In August the yoke was comparable to a shirt two ...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tillers International Oxen Plow Inner City Garden

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Team of oxen from Tillers International used to plow inner city plot for community garden. Click on link: Kalamazoo News , April 10, 2011, 1...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Maple Sugaring with Oxen: Hardwick, Vermont

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Dutch Belted Oxen Team and Teamster Dan Laggis Video link courtesy of WCAX.com, Vermont's Trusted News Source for 55 Years Sto...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Deutsch Reitkuh! German Girl Goes Off-Road With Her Cow

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Video: Somewhere with Elly and Luna Click Here to Link to this Video Videos produced by Giniblaxxx Lunshen1 Production There are a nu...

Regina Mayer und ihre Kuh Luna

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Regina Mayer and Her Cow Luna. Two readers, Leauxra, and Bitzi, sent me reference to the above recent general interest news report. Th...
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Kuh Luna als idealer Pferde-Ersatz

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The cow Luna is an ideal replacement for a horse. Very nice photos here! Click link below to view: http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachricht...

Ox and Dog: Crossing the Flooded Plain

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Reminiscent of conditions travelers may have encountered crossing the Red River Valley on unimproved ox cart trails, Scout the Ox and Harr...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Ma Wishes They'd Have Kept the Ox

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There may be blossoms on the cherry trees in South Carolina, but up here in the more Northern Latitudes we're still enjoying winte...
Friday, April 1, 2011

Ox Pulls Cargo Sled and Woodsplitter

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When my lawn tractor had a flat tire, while I was splitting firewood, I went back to the garage and threw the jack and tools into the car...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Ox In Training: Feeling His Oats!

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As Spring approaches (March 5, 2011) the snow has melted enough to allow us a walk in the woods. Scout the Ox stopped to scour his horns o...
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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Ox Team's Yoke Weighs Over 90 Pounds

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 Oxen's Yoke Copyright 2008 Elaine Meinel Supkis War and Peace Blog (used here with permission) Elaine Meinel Supkis holds he...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Beautiful Yoke of Oxen at Watering Trough

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 Pair of Oxen at the Clinton Fair, 1913 Leon Hampartzoum Abdalian, photographer Some rights reserved Boston Public Library  ...

Ox Bows and Ox Yokes For Sale (circa 1890-1899)

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Ox Bows, $7.50/dozen Undated illustration from Hibbard Spencer Bartlett and Co. Catalog Chicago, Illinois The Iowa Farming Tool C...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Ox and Dog Interspecies Play; Toy or Tool?

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In the first half of the video Scout the Ox and Harry the Dog play with a section of garden hose; Harry the Dog then switches to using the...
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Interspecies Behavior: Grooming & Affection (Ox and Dog)

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Pit Bull x Newfoundland Dog Licks Ox's Nose (Horned Ayrshire Steer) Scout the Ox gets his nose washed. Though not terribly uncom...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

An Ox and a Horse a Poor Team Doth Make

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 Ox and Horse Team, Main Street, Groton, New York, USA c1920s  It takes two to fight. It also takes two to make a team. At times...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

A Horse Collar Doth Not an Ox Collar Make

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Horse Collar vs. Ox Collar There are substantial differences between horse collars and ox collars. The power of the horse is transferr...