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<!-- generated: provider=openrouter model=arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview:free date=2026-02-19 source=book-1-chapter-11 -->
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# Artificial Grasses
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# Turnips
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# Carrots
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# Cabbages
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## Definition
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Cultivated forage crops, including clover and other legumes, as well as root vegetables like turnips, carrots, and cabbages, that can be grown to feed livestock during seasons when natural pasture is unavailable. These crops increase the productivity of pasture land by enabling year-round animal husbandry.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 11
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## Context
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Smith discusses how the introduction of artificial grasses and root crops has affected the relative prices of butcher's meat and bread, demonstrating how agricultural innovations can change the economic relationships between different types of production.
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## Economic Domain
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Production
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