Sunday, March 11, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 18

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Putting the Ox Yoke, Ox Bow, and Britchen Together I have added a wide butt strap, made from an old fire hose, to protect from the sawi...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Ox Yoke Hardware

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Larry Cooper of Gulland Forge has followed my ox and dog blog for several years. I  received  the following note from him: March 21,...
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Plowing Snow With a Team of Oxen

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Oxen Plowing Snow (source unknown) These oxen had their work cut out for them after a March snowstorm plugged the road. It looks lik...

I'm Dreaming of Spring --- or of an Oxcart on an Island in the Middle of the Mediterranean Sea

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 A Sicilian Oxcart (postcard) 

Ice Harvest Poster

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Food Relief Poster 1910-1920 Library of Congress Help in the harvest. Ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world....

Ice Harvest: A Cool Occupation

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Ice Harvesting Tools from Harvesting the River Minnesota Ice Harvest original photo by Charles A. Zimmerman (1844-1909)

Harvesting Ice with Oxen

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If you don't have your ice put-up yet, time is running out! Hauling the blocks of ice from the lake's edge would have been a job ...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Harvesting a Tree with an Ox and a Dog

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A poplar tree is harvested to create regrowth for wildlife. This video speaks to our mortality.
Saturday, February 11, 2012

An Oxen's Reward

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After a day's work in the woods, Scout the Ox receives his reward before trailering-up and going home.
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Ox Training: Swinging Wide On Corners

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Scout learned to dump the load on this corner and it's taken a bit of patience to get him to do it right again. Gee! Haw! Whoa!
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Long Reins on Ox Pulling Firewood Sledge in Woods

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Scout the Ox maneuvers well in brushy woods, guided by a long set of reins.
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Monday, December 26, 2011

Falling Timber with Idle Ox and Dog

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Scout the Ox assumes a contemplative mood while the timber falls.
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Where is Harry the Dog? Loading Wood?

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Since a near miss with a falling tree Harry remains pretty sceptical. But he's ready to help.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Sledding Firewood with Ox and Dog

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Cutting up the firewood in the woods seems more satisfactory for me than skidding the logs out to chunk-up in the open. It keeps the mess i...
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Skidding Firewood Logs with Ox and Dog

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Logging popple trees in Northwestern Minnesota : This is our first try at skidding logs for firewood. The woods is so brushy that the proc...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

For Sale: Ox Cart

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  This ox cart has wooden wheels and a dumping box as well as a teamsters bench for the driver to sit on. The cart does not belong to me ...
Friday, December 9, 2011

Scout the Ox on Cutting Firewood

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"With a little help from the neighbors this firewood thing shouldn't take long." "Let's get going. You cut ...
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Bennett Buggy, New York Style --- A Real Hummdinger

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Only in America! The all new Hoover Wagon.
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How the Bennett Buggy Got Its Name

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A bit of Canadian history as told by four high school girls (presumably Canadian) in an amateur video skit.
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After Bennett Buggy, Hoover Wagon, Practice Goes International

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In the United States of America, at the time of The Great Deppression, it is said that an automobile with its engine removed, and pulled by...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Bennett Buggy a.k.a. Anderson Cart

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The Anderson Cart employed a bit more ingenuity than the Bennett Buggy. A classy little horse-drawn cart was fashioned from the axle and...
Monday, December 5, 2011

Bennett Buggy: Never Say Never

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During The Great Depression, gasoline, oil, and repairs became too costly for many folks. It turned out the best use of their automobile...
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Technologically Advanced Bennett Buggy

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The Glenbow Museum  (click here for link to complete photo) Title: Oxen pulling automobile, Lashburn, Saskatchewan. Date: Winter 1913 ...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tim Harrigan Posts Ox Logging Videos on YouTube

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Tim Harrigan Photo Link Tim Harrigan of Michigan State University (Biosystems Engineering) is Vice President of the Draft Animal Pow...

Ox Logging — Pulling Down Widow-makers

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This video is a link to Tim Harrigan’s YouTube Channel .
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Firewood Skidding, and Cross Haul Stacking With a Team of Oxen

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This video is a link to Tim Harrigan’s YouTube Channel .
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Maltipoo Puppies for Sale, In Time for the Holidays!

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My daughter's miniture poodle has a litter of six puppies which will be ready to go in a few more days. See more pictures and other d...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Sound of Coyote Barking at Ox and Dog

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Ordinarily we think of coyotes yipping and howling. This is an audio recording of the sound of an individual coyote who comes and barks o...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Granddaughter Digs Tractors!

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Our grandaughter likes tractors as is evident in this video. In the center part of the video --- after soaking the inside of the block w...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Maltipoo Puppies

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My daughter, son-in-law, and grandaughter were raising these puppies in their living room when we were there last. The pups will be 8 week...
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Harry the Dog Enjoys Chewing a Bone

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On an windy autumnal walk Harry the Dog happns on a bone to chew.

Ox and Dog: A Walk on the Windy Side

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Scout the Ox and Harry the Dog's last autumnal walk for the year 2011 --- it's a windy one, but that doesn't dampen their spir...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Tug-of-War Play: Harry the Dog's a Good Sport

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Though Harry the Dog (black) and Oliver, a Standard Poodle, are similar in height --- at a serious game of tug-of-war the lanky Oliver wou...
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Contemplation: Dog Contemplates Approaching Ox

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My daughter Sarah and family's dog came to stay for several days. In the video Scout the Ox was grazing in the yard. I was laying on my...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Rumination: A Word Definition

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Scout the Ox is a Ruminant. He is chewing his cud. But, what is he  ruminating  about?
Saturday, November 5, 2011

For Sale: Steer Calf for Ox or Riding Steer

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My daughter and son-in-law have this showy little steer calf. Wouldn't he make a beautiful ox or riding steer?
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Friday, October 28, 2011

Scout the Ox Eats His Spinach

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If you want to grow up as strong as an ox --- eat your spinich!
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Ox and Dog: Pasture Buddies

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 Livestock Guardian Dog Panting Dog's Tongue Ayrshire Ox and Dog are Best of Friends Grazing 2-year Old Ayrshir...
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Rototilling Ox-Manure/Shedded-Paper Compost into Garden

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Thanks for repairing the rototiller Ken! As you can see it's running good. It appeared the tiller had died but Ken worked his magic ...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Ox Playing With Cattails

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Scout the Ox discovered cattails and amused himself with them several times --- the last time of which I caught here on video.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Scraping Ox Manure: The Cameraman Has Horns

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This video shows me scraping out ox manure for spreading on our vegetable garden, using an 8N Ford tractor like my Grandpa used to farm hi...
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Friday, October 7, 2011

Suzanne Drives the Ox Cart: So Far So Good!

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Amy Drives the Ox and He is Up to Mischief

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Scout the Ox drives well for Amy until he sees an irresistable opportunity to brush off some horn flies --- and perchance, the cart and dr...
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Scout and Amy: Ox Still Growing as He Nears Age Two

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  At 23-months of age Scout the Ox has graduated from a broom-handle to a shovel-handle. See Training Aid . Less than two-years ago h...
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