Mesorat%20hashas for Avodah Zarah 40:14

ואי אשמעינן בהני תרתי משום דלא ידיע שבחייהו אבל שחת דידיע שבחייהו אימא מודי ליה לר' מאיר

And if we were we told about the tree and the grain only [we might have thought that] it is because it is not obvious that he benefits by leaving them in the soil [that R. Judah permits], but in the case of low-growth where he obviously benefits by leaving it to grow on, we might think that he agrees with R. Meir.

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