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Substantial part of the agricultural works in field husbandry of Ossetians was carried out by single households. However, they did not always cope with the full volume of the fieldwork. There were many reasons: shortage of manpower for some labor-intensive operations, absence of equipment, necessity for rapid harvesting, lack of draught force for soil tillage, etc. These factors led to the emergence of labor cooperation in agriculture of Ossetian people. Three types of cooperation and mutual aid organization were spread known as ækhkhuis, ziu, tsædis.

Keywords: husbandry, cooperation and mutual assistance forms, ploughing.

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