Assertion: smelt | /r/CapableOf | prove favorable fish
Facets:
value: for artificial hatching
type: PURPOSE
value: for large numbers of fry
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The smelt has proved a favorable fish for artificial hatching and large numbers of fry are so produced yearly in Massachusetts, the eggs being [page 138] taken in Weir River, just mentioned, and it has proved possible to re-establish smelt by introducing the eggs or fry into streams from which it has been extirpated.