A yoke is a wooden beam used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do; some yokes are fitted to individual animals. There are several types of yoke, used in different …

It says in the ESV that Elisha "was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him." The first image that came to my mind was that of a long string of 12 sets of oxen but that would seem to me an inefficient way to plow.

2024年4月23日 · Essentially, a yoke was a harness used by oxen and other animals to ease the work of hauling a load. It was also meant as a designation of servitude and carrying the burden of a task or mission. Here is an example of two oxen with a …

2018年1月24日 · In the days of long ago, before farmers had tractors to do the work, donkeys, horses, or oxen were used to plow the fields. A wooden crossbeam, called a yoke, would be attached across the neck of the animal with reins that the farmer would hold to guide the animal in the right direction.

2017年1月24日 · The neck yoke, as you probably know, consists of a wooden beam placed across the necks of a pair of oxen and attached with ox bows. The bows can be made of either metal or a durable wood like hickory.

Scholars put the percentage of pioneer wagons pulled by oxen at one-half to three-quarters. The cost of a yoke of oxen during the last half of the 1840s varied from a low of $25 to a high of $65. The three main parts of a prairie wagon were the bed, the undercarriage, and the cover.

2015年2月10日 · Three basic types of yoke can be used with oxen. The withers yoke is most commonly used on humped breeds of cattle such as the Zebu. This yoke is quite simple and generally consists of a round pole placed across the animal’s neck, with two shafts sticking downward from the pole.

2023年8月20日 · The term yoke refers to the wooden beam or frame that is fitted across the shoulders of the oxen, typically attached to a plow or other farming equipment. This harnessing device allows the oxen to work efficiently and effectively while pulling heavy loads or guiding the apparatus in fields.

1973年5月1日 · Oxen brake by raising their heads and holding the yoke against the backs of their horns. However, for going down steep grades with a heavy load, a wagon should have its own brake (or, in the...

The first step in creating a wooden neck yoke for a team of oxen is determining 1) the width of the animals' necks, and 2) the best distance between the animals, and 3) the required width and depth of the curved wooden ox bows that fit around the animals' necks.