In an eye-level shot, two boys guide a pair of oxen pulling a plow through a field. One boy, wearing a dark shirt and shorts, holds a wooden yoke that spans the two oxen. The other boy, wearing a light blue shirt, stands behind him, presumably operating the plow. The oxen are different colors, one grey and one white. A small black dog trots along in the background. The field is primarily reddish-brown dirt, with patches of green grass and scattered dry stalks. Behind the group, there is a wooden fence and a pile of brush, a large tree, and a rocky hillside. The sky is overcast.