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Mishnah: With regard to the presumptive ownership of houses; and of pits; and of ditches; and of caves, which are used to collect water; and of dovecotes; and of bathhouses; and of olive presses; and of irrigated fields, which must be watered by people; and of slaves; and all similar property tha
With regard to a non-irrigated field, i.e., one that is watered by rain, in which produce grows during certain seasons during the year, its presumption of ownership is established in 3 years, but they are not from day to day, since the fields are not worked and harvested continually throughout the
R' Yishmael says: 3 months of possession in the first year, 3 months of possession in the last year, and 12 months of possession in the middle, which are 18 months, suffice to establish the presumption of ownership with regard to a non-irrigated field.
R' Akiva says: A month of possession in the first year, and a month of possession in the last year, and 12 months of possession in the middle, which are 14 months, suffice to establish the presumption of ownership with regard to a non-irrigated field.
R' Yishmael said: In what case is this statement, that 18 months are required for a non-irrigated field, said? It is said with regard to a white field [bisdeh lavan], i.e., a grain field. But with regard to a field of trees, once he gathered his produce, and then harvested his olives, and then