Responsa for Bava Batra 58:8
מתקיף לה רב ביבי בר אביי אלא מעתה צונמא במה יקנה אלא באוקומי בה חיותא ומשטחא בה פירי ה"נ איבעי ליה לאוקומי בה חיותא אי נמי משטחא בה פירי
the whole field except the space of the sowing of a quarter of a <i>kab</i>, he acquires ownership [after three years] of the whole field with the exception of that space. Said R. Huna the son of R. Joshua: This only applies [if the space so left over] was suitable for sowing; but if it was not suitable for sowing, it is acquired along with the rest of the field. To this R. Bibi b. Abaye strongly objected, saying: If that is so, how does a man acquire a piece of rock [through occupation]? Is it not by stationing his animals there and laying out his crops there?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., by making some use of the ground to show that it is his. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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