Zoche (plow)
A Zoche or Zogge is a specific type of a light wooden plow , which in East Prussia and Lithuania in particular before the introduction of the iron plow by Frederick William I was in use.
This swing plow has a two-part ploughshare , which stands on the two arms of a hook board split in the middle. It has a long leg (a kind of tiller ) and two slightly sloping legs (handles) attached to the rear of the same, with cross handles at the top. The plow tree has practically developed into a forked drawbar.
The East Prussian farmers were initially not satisfied with the iron plows. The cow worked better on the karst soil .
Web links
- Plow . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 13 . Altenburg 1861, p. 18-22 ( zeno.org ).
Individual evidence
Commons : Sokha - collection of images, videos and audio files
