Laws regarding sharecroppers are discussed. What if he agrees to work an irrigated field and the river dries up? Can he deduct soemthing from what he owes the owner? If he agrees to sharecrop for a percentage of the yield and decides not to work the land at all, he needs the landowner according to the agreed upon percentage calculated at what the field should have yielded. Rabbi Meir says this is common law that became halacha (doresh lashon hedyot). There are various interpretations about what this means and there are various cases listed in which this principle is used. The concept of asmachta is raised in a case where a sharecropper said “if I don’t work the land I will pay you 1,000 zuzim.” There is a disagreement about whether this is valid or not.
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