---
entity_slug: farmer_s_capital
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:27:41.234126'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes between fixed capital (instruments
    and breeding cattle) and circulating capital (wages and maintenance) in agriculture,
    providing concrete examples for each category. While precise, it could benefit
    from slightly more detail about the functional differences between these capital
    types.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's detailed discussion of agricultural
    capital in Book II, Chapter 1, where he explicitly analyzes the farmer's stock
    and its division into fixed and circulating components. The examples of breeding
    cattle, instruments of husbandry, and labor costs are all drawn from Smith's original
    text.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as this entity
    deals with the capital structure underlying agricultural production processes.
    Agriculture represents one of Smith's primary examples of productive economic
    activity.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it describes the
    capital structure that enables the fundamental productive operations of agriculture.
    It also has some relevance to S3 (internal regulation) in terms of how capital
    allocation decisions are made within the farming operation.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides genuine insight into how capital functions in agricultural
    production, illustrating the important distinction between fixed and circulating
    capital through a concrete sectoral example. It helps explain the structural mechanics
    of how agricultural profit is generated through both capital appreciation and
    sales.
---

# Evaluation: Farmer S Capital

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes between fixed capital (instruments and breeding cattle) and circulating capital (wages and maintenance) in agriculture, providing concrete examples for each category. While precise, it could benefit from slightly more detail about the functional differences between these capital types.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's detailed discussion of agricultural capital in Book II, Chapter 1, where he explicitly analyzes the farmer's stock and its division into fixed and circulating components. The examples of breeding cattle, instruments of husbandry, and labor costs are all drawn from Smith's original text.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as this entity deals with the capital structure underlying agricultural production processes. Agriculture represents one of Smith's primary examples of productive economic activity.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it describes the capital structure that enables the fundamental productive operations of agriculture. It also has some relevance to S3 (internal regulation) in terms of how capital allocation decisions are made within the farming operation.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity provides genuine insight into how capital functions in agricultural production, illustrating the important distinction between fixed and circulating capital through a concrete sectoral example. It helps explain the structural mechanics of how agricultural profit is generated through both capital appreciation and sales.
