---
entity_slug: pasture_land
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:04:45.190842'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is clear and specific, identifying pasture land as land
    used for grazing livestock with rent determined by animal capacity and livestock
    product value. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic concept
    within Smith's agricultural analysis.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Book I, Chapter 11, where Smith extensively
    analyzes different types of land use, including pasture land, and discusses how
    their rents are determined by productivity and market conditions. The concept
    is central to his discussion of agricultural economics.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as pasture
    land is a fundamental factor of production in Smith's analysis of agricultural
    output. It fits naturally within the broader category of land as a productive
    resource.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Pasture land maps most naturally to S1 (primary operations) as a basic
    productive resource, but it's somewhat static as a concept and doesn't strongly
    engage with the dynamic regulatory or adaptive aspects that make VSM mapping particularly
    illuminating. It's more of a foundational input than a system component.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides genuine explanatory value by illuminating how different
    land uses compete economically and how rent mechanisms work across agricultural
    sectors. It helps explain the structural relationships between land productivity,
    market prices, and resource allocation decisions.
---

# Evaluation: Pasture Land

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is clear and specific, identifying pasture land as land used for grazing livestock with rent determined by animal capacity and livestock product value. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic concept within Smith's agricultural analysis.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Book I, Chapter 11, where Smith extensively analyzes different types of land use, including pasture land, and discusses how their rents are determined by productivity and market conditions. The concept is central to his discussion of agricultural economics.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as pasture land is a fundamental factor of production in Smith's analysis of agricultural output. It fits naturally within the broader category of land as a productive resource.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

Pasture land maps most naturally to S1 (primary operations) as a basic productive resource, but it's somewhat static as a concept and doesn't strongly engage with the dynamic regulatory or adaptive aspects that make VSM mapping particularly illuminating. It's more of a foundational input than a system component.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides genuine explanatory value by illuminating how different land uses compete economically and how rent mechanisms work across agricultural sectors. It helps explain the structural relationships between land productivity, market prices, and resource allocation decisions.
