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זרע קישואין — שנים. זרע דילועין — שנים. זרע פול המצרי — שנים. חגב חי טהור — כל שהוא. מת — כגרוגרת. צפורת כרמים, בין חיה בין מתה — כל שהוא, שמצניעין אותה לרפואה. רבי יהודה אומר: אף המוציא חגב חי טמא כל שהוא, שמצניעין אותו לקטן לשחוק בו.
The measure that determines liability for carrying out cucumber seeds is two seeds because they are large and conspicuous. The measure that determines liability for carrying out squash seeds is two seeds. The measure that determines liability for carrying out seeds of Egyptian beans is two. The measure that determines liability for carrying out a live kosher locust is any amount. For carrying out a dead kosher locust, which is edible, it is the same as any other food, a fig-bulk. The measure that determines liability for carrying out the locust called tzipporet keramim, whether dead or alive, is any amount; this is because one stores them for medicinal purposes or as a talisman, which renders even a small quantity significant. R' Yehuda says: Even one who carries out a live non-kosher locust is liable for carrying out any amount, because people store locusts for a child who wants to play with it.
גמ׳ ורמינהי: זבל וחול הדק — כדי לזבל קלח של כרוב, דברי רבי עקיבא. וחכמים אומרים: כדי לזבל כרישא! אמר רב פפא: הא דזריע, הא דלא זריע — לפי שאין אדם טורח להוציא נימא אחת לזריעה.
Talmud: We learned in the Mishnah the measure that determines liability for carrying out garden seeds on Shabbat. And the Talmud raised a contradiction from what we learned: The measure that determines liability for carrying out compost and fine sand on Shabbat is equivalent to that which is used to fertilize a cabbage stalk; this is the statement of R' Akiva. And the Rabbis say: Equivalent to that which is used to fertilize a single leek. Even a single plant is a significant amount. Rav Pappa said: This smaller measure applies to a case where the seed was already planted and growing. In that case, one carries out manure to fertilize one plant. That larger measure applies to a case where the seed was not yet planted, because a person does not go to the trouble to carry out a single seed for planting.