Commentary for Menachot 142:3

קוצר לשחת ומאכיל לבהמה: תנן התם ואלו מפסיקין לפאה הנחל והשלולית ודרך היחיד ודרך הרבים ושביל הרבים ושביל היחיד הקבוע בימות החמה ובימות הגשמים והבור והניר וזרע אחר

Rabbah was sitting and reciting this statement, when R. Aha b. Huna raised against Raba the following objection. It was taught: If locusts devoured [the crop in the middle of the field] or ants nibbled it or the wind broke it down, all agree that only if it was also ploughed up does it divide the field [in two], but if it was not ploughed up it does not divide the field. Who is meant by 'all agree'! Obviously R. Meir. Now it is intelligible if you say that the Mishnah quoted , refers to unripe corn which had not reached a third of its growth and the Baraitha which states 'that only if it was also ploughed up it divides the field and not if it was not ploughed up' refers to unripe corn which had already reached a third of its growth. But if you say that the Mishnah quoted also refers to that which had already reached a third of its growth, then [it will be asked,] If in that case, where the reaping was done by man, R. Meir holds that it is no reaping, then surely it is so in this case! - Say, rather, that R. Meir based his ruling on the principle enunciated by R. Judah [in our Mishnah] who said, WHEN IS THIS SO? ONLY IF ONE HAD BEGUN TO REAP IT BEFORE IT HAD REACHED A THIRD OF ITS GROWTH.

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