Responsa for Moed Katan 6:4
ור' יוחנן אמר ימים שהוסיפו חכמים לפני ראש השנה והכי קאמר יכול ילקה על תוספת ראש השנה דאתיא (שמות לד, כא) מבחריש ובקציר תשבות ונסיב לה תלמודא לפטורא כדבעינן למימר לקמן
What is meant by 'the days [of restriction] prior to New Year'? - According to what we learned: 'Up to what date may ploughing be done in a tree field [orchard] in the pre-sabbatical year? Beth Shammai say, As long as it is for the benefit of the fruit; Beth Hillel say, Up to the Feast of Weeks; and the [practical effect one ruling is much the same as that of the other.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sheb. I, 1.');"><sup>3</sup></span> And up to what date may they plough a "white field"<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Preparing for a grain crop, i.e., of cereals or legumina. A white field=a sown field, not planted with trees that cast a shadow.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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