---
entity_slug: agricultural_cultivation
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:26:11.435140'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes agricultural cultivation as the
    comprehensive practice of land preparation, crop growing, and livestock raising,
    including the full cycle from soil preparation to harvest. It avoids circularity
    and captures the essential elements of capital and labor investment that make
    this a distinct economic activity.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Book I, Chapter 11 of The Wealth
    of Nations, where Smith extensively analyzes agricultural cultivation, its effects
    on land productivity, rents, and the broader economic implications of cultivation
    practices. The context accurately reflects Smith's examination of how cultivation
    levels influence economic returns and price dynamics.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is precisely correct, as agricultural
    cultivation represents one of the fundamental productive activities that Smith
    analyzes as the foundation of economic wealth. This is a core production process
    that transforms land and labor into economic value.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Agricultural cultivation maps naturally to S1 (primary operations) as
    it represents the fundamental productive activity of an agricultural economy.
    It also has clear connections to S4 (environmental adaptation) given its dependence
    on environmental conditions and the need to adapt cultivation practices to changing
    circumstances.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides substantial explanatory power by illuminating the
    mechanism through which land, labor, and capital combine to create agricultural
    wealth, and how different levels of cultivation affect the distribution of economic
    returns between landlords, farmers, and laborers. It captures a fundamental structural
    relation in Smith's analysis of agricultural economics.
---

# Evaluation: Agricultural Cultivation

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes agricultural cultivation as the comprehensive practice of land preparation, crop growing, and livestock raising, including the full cycle from soil preparation to harvest. It avoids circularity and captures the essential elements of capital and labor investment that make this a distinct economic activity.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Book I, Chapter 11 of The Wealth of Nations, where Smith extensively analyzes agricultural cultivation, its effects on land productivity, rents, and the broader economic implications of cultivation practices. The context accurately reflects Smith's examination of how cultivation levels influence economic returns and price dynamics.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is precisely correct, as agricultural cultivation represents one of the fundamental productive activities that Smith analyzes as the foundation of economic wealth. This is a core production process that transforms land and labor into economic value.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

Agricultural cultivation maps naturally to S1 (primary operations) as it represents the fundamental productive activity of an agricultural economy. It also has clear connections to S4 (environmental adaptation) given its dependence on environmental conditions and the need to adapt cultivation practices to changing circumstances.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides substantial explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism through which land, labor, and capital combine to create agricultural wealth, and how different levels of cultivation affect the distribution of economic returns between landlords, farmers, and laborers. It captures a fundamental structural relation in Smith's analysis of agricultural economics.
