---
entity_slug: farmer
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:27:33.407362'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies farmers as agricultural producers and
    specifies their key characteristic - performing multiple interconnected tasks
    that resist complete specialization. This captures a distinct concept with clear
    boundaries, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "multiple
    interconnected tasks."
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter
    1, where he explicitly contrasts agricultural work with manufacturing to illustrate
    limits of division of labour. The definition accurately reflects Smith's observation
    about seasonal variation and task interconnectedness in farming.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Production" is the correct domain placement, as farmers are primary
    producers in Smith''s economic framework. The entity represents a fundamental
    production unit that demonstrates important principles about how division of labour
    operates differently across economic sectors.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Farmers map most naturally to S1 (primary operations) as they represent
    basic productive units, but the entity's significance lies more in illustrating
    economic principles about specialization rather than organizational cybernetics.
    The VSM mapping is possible but not particularly illuminating for this concept.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides genuine explanatory power by illustrating the structural
    limits of division of labour and why agricultural production differs from manufacturing.
    It helps explain why certain economic sectors resist the efficiency gains possible
    through extreme specialization.
---

# Evaluation: Farmer

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies farmers as agricultural producers and specifies their key characteristic - performing multiple interconnected tasks that resist complete specialization. This captures a distinct concept with clear boundaries, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "multiple interconnected tasks."

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 1, where he explicitly contrasts agricultural work with manufacturing to illustrate limits of division of labour. The definition accurately reflects Smith's observation about seasonal variation and task interconnectedness in farming.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Production" is the correct domain placement, as farmers are primary producers in Smith's economic framework. The entity represents a fundamental production unit that demonstrates important principles about how division of labour operates differently across economic sectors.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

Farmers map most naturally to S1 (primary operations) as they represent basic productive units, but the entity's significance lies more in illustrating economic principles about specialization rather than organizational cybernetics. The VSM mapping is possible but not particularly illuminating for this concept.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides genuine explanatory power by illustrating the structural limits of division of labour and why agricultural production differs from manufacturing. It helps explain why certain economic sectors resist the efficiency gains possible through extreme specialization.
