Reference for Maaser Sheni 5:8

אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיוּ שׁוֹלְחִין אֵצֶל בַּעֲלֵי בָתִּים שֶׁבַּמְּדִינוֹת, מַהֲרוּ וְהַתְקִינוּ אֶת פֵּרוֹתֵיכֶם עַד שֶׁלֹּא תַגִּיעַ שְׁעַת הַבִּעוּר. עַד שֶׁבָּא רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וְלִמֵּד, שֶׁכָּל הַפֵּרוֹת שֶׁלֹּא בָאוּ לְעוֹנַת הַמַּעַשְׂרוֹת, פְּטוּרִים מִן הַבִּעוּר:

Rabbi Yehuda said: Originally, they would send [messages] to all landowners in the countries saying: "Hurry and fix your produce before the time of removal comes." Until Rabbi Akiva came and taught that all fruit that had not reached the stage of tithes are exempt from removal.

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