hand-picking practise unspecified sense

William H. Ukers (author)

• larger plantations tend away from hand-picking practise
  assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500

  the tendency seems to be away from this practise on the larger plantations

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the tendency seems to be away from this practise on the larger plantations.' The passage explicitly indicates that larger plantations are moving away from hand-picking due to the introduction of wet method preparation.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes this assertion). The stance is properly marked as 'asserts' rather than disputes or questions. The sentiment is neutral, matching the matter-of-fact tone of the observation. The time qualifiers are correctly set to null since the passage provides no specific temporal scope. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict this claim to a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about larger plantations tending away from hand-picking due to the introduction of wet preparation methods.