Sheviis 3:1 — Taking manure out to the dung-heaps

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נושא · Topicמוֹצִיאִין זְבָלִים לְאַשְׁפַּתּוֹתTaking manure out to the dung-heaps
This Mishnah is:a rule · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ג׳:א׳ · Sheviis 3:1
מֵאֵימָתַי מוֹצִיאִין זְבָלִים לְאַשְׁפַתּוֹת.
מִשֶּׁיִּפְסְקוּ עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר.
רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מִשֶּׁיִּבַשׁ הַמָּתוֹק.
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, מִשֶּׁיִּקְשֹׁר:
From when may one take manure out to the dung-heaps?
Once they cease - those who work [the soil]; the words of Rabbi Meir.
Rabbi Yehuda says: once it has dried - the sweet grass.
Rabbi Yose says: once it knots [into fibers]:
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Taking manure out to the dung-heaps
CaseRulingReason
From when may manure be taken out to the dung-heaps in the field?Rabbi Meir: Once those who work the land have stopped
Rabbi Yehuda: Once the sweetness dries — the last herbs, or the manure itself, begin to dry out
Rabbi Yossi: Later still — once the earth, or the manure, begins to crack
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