▁poor . ▁But ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁also ▁taught ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁amount ▁left ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁less ▁than ▁one - si xt i eth ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁c rop . ▁And ▁even ▁though ▁no ▁definite ▁amount ▁is ▁given , ▁the ▁amount ▁given ▁should ▁accord ▁with ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁poor ▁people , ▁and ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁yield . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁taught ▁that ▁one ▁who ▁cultiv ates ▁land ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁can ▁plant ▁a ▁quarter ▁k av ▁of ▁seed ▁is ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁corner ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁Rab bi ▁Josh ua ▁said ▁land ▁that ▁yields ▁two ▁se ah ▁of ▁gra in . ▁Rab bi ▁Tar fon ▁said ▁land ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁hand b read th s ▁by ▁six ▁hand b read th s . ▁Rab bi ▁Jud ah ▁ben ▁B eter a ▁said ▁land ▁that ▁requires ▁two ▁stro kes ▁of ▁a ▁sick le ▁to ▁har vest , ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁is ▁as ▁he ▁spoke . ▁Rab bi ▁Ak iva ▁said ▁that ▁one ▁who ▁cultiv ates ▁land ▁of ▁any ▁size ▁is ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁corner ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁f ruits . ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁poor ▁could ▁enter ▁a ▁field ▁to ▁collect ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁day ▁— ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁at ▁m idd ay , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁Rab ban ▁Gam li el ▁taught ▁that ▁they ▁said ▁this ▁only ▁so ▁that ▁land own ers ▁should