land plaster

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of land plaster

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

In many places the soils are heavily charged with calcium sulfate, or crystals of the ordinary land plaster.

From Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by Widtsoe, John Andreas

Whitewash the stable once or twice each year; use land plaster, muck, or loam daily in the manure-gutters.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

The following indications almost certainly point to the need of dressings of land plaster: 1.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas

The use of land plaster or lime is recommended upon the floors and gutters.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

To prevent the tar sticking to the hands in planting, dust the nuts with dry wood ashes, land plaster, or fine dry sand.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.