---
entity_slug: improved_farm_advantages
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:36:15.392913'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is quite precise, clearly specifying the types of improvements
    (clearing, draining, enclosing, manuring) and their function as fixed capital
    that facilitates labor. The comparison to productive machinery provides clear
    conceptual boundaries.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book II, Chapter
    1, where he explicitly discusses land improvements as fixed capital and compares
    them to machines. The specific improvements mentioned align with Smith's examples.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as improved
    farm advantages directly relate to productive capacity and the enhancement of
    agricultural output through capital investment.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it represents the
    enhanced productive capacity of agricultural operations. It also has relevance
    to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as land improvements represent strategic responses
    to environmental and market conditions.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "The entity illuminates an important mechanism in Smith's theory\u2014\
    how land improvements function as fixed capital to enhance productivity. It demonstrates\
    \ the structural relationship between capital investment and productive capacity\
    \ in agriculture, going beyond mere surface description."
---

# Evaluation: Improved Farm Advantages

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is quite precise, clearly specifying the types of improvements (clearing, draining, enclosing, manuring) and their function as fixed capital that facilitates labor. The comparison to productive machinery provides clear conceptual boundaries.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book II, Chapter 1, where he explicitly discusses land improvements as fixed capital and compares them to machines. The specific improvements mentioned align with Smith's examples.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as improved farm advantages directly relate to productive capacity and the enhancement of agricultural output through capital investment.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it represents the enhanced productive capacity of agricultural operations. It also has relevance to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as land improvements represent strategic responses to environmental and market conditions.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important mechanism in Smith's theory—how land improvements function as fixed capital to enhance productivity. It demonstrates the structural relationship between capital investment and productive capacity in agriculture, going beyond mere surface description.
