---
entity_slug: stock_of_the_farmer
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:26:10.821276'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies specific components (implements, animals,
    provisions) and distinguishes this as capital investment rather than just any
    farm resources. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic concept
    of productive capital in agriculture.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book I, Chapter
    6, where he explicitly addresses how agricultural prices must compensate for the
    farmer's capital investment in implements and livestock. The concept emerges naturally
    from Smith's analysis rather than being imposed.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Placement in the "Accumulation" domain is precisely correct, as this
    represents capital formation and investment in productive assets. The farmer's
    stock is a clear example of accumulated capital being deployed for future production.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as the basic productive
    resources of agricultural operations, and potentially to S3 (internal regulation)
    regarding capital maintenance and replacement decisions. It has clear operational
    relevance within the VSM framework.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "The entity illuminates an important mechanism in Smith's economic theory\u2014\
    how capital investment creates claims on output that must be satisfied through\
    \ pricing. It explains the structural relationship between capital deployment\
    \ and price formation in agriculture."
---

# Evaluation: Stock Of The Farmer

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies specific components (implements, animals, provisions) and distinguishes this as capital investment rather than just any farm resources. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic concept of productive capital in agriculture.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book I, Chapter 6, where he explicitly addresses how agricultural prices must compensate for the farmer's capital investment in implements and livestock. The concept emerges naturally from Smith's analysis rather than being imposed.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

Placement in the "Accumulation" domain is precisely correct, as this represents capital formation and investment in productive assets. The farmer's stock is a clear example of accumulated capital being deployed for future production.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as the basic productive resources of agricultural operations, and potentially to S3 (internal regulation) regarding capital maintenance and replacement decisions. It has clear operational relevance within the VSM framework.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important mechanism in Smith's economic theory—how capital investment creates claims on output that must be satisfied through pricing. It explains the structural relationship between capital deployment and price formation in agriculture.
