land plaster

noun

1. finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of land plaster¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Sifted coal ashes, land plaster, and dry sawdust are sometimes used instead of earth on the droppings boards.

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Gypsum or land plaster is often sprinkled on stable floors and about manure heaps to prevent the loss of ammonia.

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Other forms are gypsum or land plaster, gas lime (a refuse from gas works) and marl.

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Land plaster is a sulphate, and its tendency is to make a soil sour.

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Gypsum or land plaster holds ammonia, and is thus of the highest value as a preservative.

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