all trees, when they come to the season, for tithes. "How much fruit
should be in the olive tree to prevent its being cut down?" "A quarter
cab." Rabban Gamaliel said, "the whole depends on the size."

Chapter V

1. The Sabbatical year of white figs(57) is the second after the
Sabbatical year, because they produce in three years. Rabbi Judah said,
"The Sabbatical year of the Persian figs is the close of the Sabbatical
year, because they produce in two years." The Sages replied to him, "they
only said white figs."

2. "If one store eschalots in the Sabbatical year?" R. Maier said, "there
must be not less than two seahs,(58) in height three handbreadths, and
over them an handbreadth of dust." But the Sages say, "not less than four
cabs, in height an handbreadth, and an handbreadth of dust over them, and
they must be stored in a place where men tread."(59)

3. "Eschalots over which the Sabbatical year has passed?" Rabbi Eleazar
said, "if the poor have gathered the leaves they are theirs; but if not,
the owner must reckon with the poor." R. Joshua said, "if the poor have
gathered the leaves, they are theirs; but if not, the poor cannot reckon
with the owner."

4. "Eschalots of the eve of the Sabbatical year which have entered on the
Sabbatical year, and summer onions, and also dye(60) plants of the best
ground?" The school of Shammai say, "they are to be rooted out with wooden
spades." But the school of Hillel say, "with metal axes." But they both
agree with regard to dye plants on rocky ground, that they are to be
rooted out with metal axes.

5. "From what time is it allowed to buy eschalots on the departure of the
Sabbatical year?" R. Judah said, "off hand"; but the Sages say, "when the
new ones become plenty."

6. These are the implements which the farmer is not permitted to sell in
the Sabbatical year--the plough with all its implements, the yoke, the
shovel, and the goad. But he may sell the hand-sickle, and the
harvest-sickle, and the wagon, with all its implements. This is the rule:
"all implements, the use of which may be misapplied for transgression, are
forbidden; but if they be (partly for things) forbidden and (partly for
things) allowed, they are permitted."

7. The potter may sell five oil-jugs, and fifteen wine-jugs, because it is
usual to collect fruits from the free property. And if one bring more than
these, it is allowed, and he may sell them to idolaters in the land, and
to Israelites out