Yochanan Kohen Gadol brought to an end [the recitation of] the maaser declarations. And he also abolished the awakeners and the cutters. Until his days the hammer would bang in Jerusalem. And in his days, it was not necessary for anyone to in-quire about demai.

Five things are obligated in challah: wheat, barley, spelt, oats, and rye. These [species] are obligated in challah, they combine with one another and they are forbidden under [the law of] chadash [to be eaten] before Pesach, and to be harvested before the omer. And if they took root before the omer, the omer renders them permitted; but if not, they are forbidden until the next omer is brought.