crops unspecified sense

concept · 1 mention

Other senses of “crops”

Connections

The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

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Defining properties

average two a year ⟨Harar plantations⟩
can occur five in two years ⟨Harar plantations⟩
ratoon for ten years
depend upon irrigation
collects and stores farmer ⟨from fields in barns⟩
affected internal dissensions
produces excellent results when reseeded soil ⟨after old cane roots removed⟩

Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

George M. Rolph (author)

crops depend upon irrigation
assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
Crops, therefore, depend upon irrigation
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with the exact quote 'Crops, therefore, depend upon irrigation,' making it fully supported without any rewording or inference required.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim. Viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as general knowledge rather than attributing it to a named source). Stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative presentation in the passage. Sentiment is neutral, matching the factual tone of the passage. Time qualifiers are appropriately null as the passage provides no temporal scope for this general statement about crop dependency. Context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role.
internal dissensions affected crops
assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg73616
subsequently internal dissensions affected the crops
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'subsequently internal dissensions affected the crops so that in 1901 only 51,448 tons were exported.' The subject, predicate, and object are explicitly mentioned with no rewording or interpretation needed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim and supports the claim. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as historical fact without naming a specific source). The stance is properly marked as 'asserts' (the passage states this as fact, not dispute). The sentiment is appropriately 'negative' (dissensions and their effects on crops are presented negatively in context). The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage does not specify a precise date for the dissensions, only that they occurred 'subsequently' to the 1893 export peak and before 1901. The context is appropriately empty as the passage provides no restrictive sense or role qualification.
soil produces excellent results when reseeded crops for another period of years ⟨after old cane roots removed⟩
assertspositivesource: sugar-pg73616
the same soil reseeded brings forth excellent results for another period of years
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with a direct quote: 'the same soil reseeded brings forth excellent results for another period of years without any rotation of crops being necessary.' All elements of the claim—the subject (soil), predicate (produces excellent results when reseeded), object (crops), context (after old roots taken up), and time frame (for another period of years)—are explicitly supported by the text.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance 'asserts' accurately reflects the passage's declarative framing. The sentiment 'positive' matches the positive connotation of 'excellent results.' The temporal qualifier 'for another period of years' is faithful to the passage's phrasing. The context 'after old cane roots removed' correctly captures the restrictive sense given in the passage ('when through age the cane ceases to produce...the old roots are taken up'). The quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.

William H. Ukers (author)

crops average two a year ⟨Harar plantations⟩
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
Crops average two a year
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Crops average two a year, and sometimes even five in two years.' The exact phrase from the claim appears verbatim in the text regarding Harar plantations.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the passage presents this as factual information. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's matter-of-fact tone. The time qualifiers are correctly set to null since the passage provides no temporal restriction. The context 'Harar plantations' accurately reflects the passage's restriction of this claim to Harar. The quote 'Crops average two a year' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
crops can occur five in two years ⟨Harar plantations⟩
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
sometimes even five in two years
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Crops average two a year, and sometimes even five in two years.' The subject, predicate, and object are all explicitly supported without any rewording or outside knowledge required.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (who states the fact without naming a specific source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage presents this as factual information. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifier is correctly null since the passage provides no temporal specification. The context 'Harar plantations' is accurate and faithful to the passage's discussion of coffee crops in this region. The quote 'sometimes even five in two years' appears verbatim and directly supports the claim about crop frequency.
farmer collects and stores crops of yore ⟨from fields in barns⟩
assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
as of yore the farmer, early mindful and provident of the future, Collected crops from his fields and garnered them in his barns
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The quoted text explicitly describes how farmers of old collected crops from their fields and stored them in barns, which directly supports the subject-predicate-object relationship of 'farmer collects and stores crops.'
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and accurate. However, there is a minor issue with the context qualifier: it should be "from fields, stored in barns" or similar wording that clarifies the location relationship (collection from fields, storage in barns), rather than "from fields in barns" which is ambiguous. All other qualifiers are correct: viewpoint is "author" (the passage presents this as authorial commentary), stance is "asserts" (not disputed), sentiment is positive ("early mindful and provident"), time correctly references "of yore" with null dates, and the quote supports all claim elements.

Dr. W. D. Horne

crops ratoon for ten years ten years
assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
the crops are usually allowed to ratoon for ten years
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote 'the crops are usually allowed to ratoon for ten years' appears verbatim in the final sentence, attributed to Dr. W. D. Horne's account of average yield and crop practices.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.80 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, and sentiment are correct - Dr. W. D. Horne is identified as the source and the claim is appropriately attributed to him with neutral assertion. The quote is verbatim from the passage. However, there is a minor issue with the time qualifier: 'when' is set to 'ten years' which represents a duration rather than a temporal point or range. The 'when' field should be null or represent a time period differently, as the passage does not specify when this ten-year ratooning occurs, only that it is the typical duration. The temporal structure should clarify that the validity is for a duration, not that 'when' equals the duration itself. Despite this technical qualifier issue, the core information is accurately represented with the correct source attribution.

Change over time

for another period of years

produces excellent results when reseeded soil

of yore

collects and stores farmer

ten years

ratoon for ten years