land plaster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of land plaster
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Gypsum or land plaster is often sprinkled on stable floors and about manure heaps to prevent the loss of ammonia.
From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon
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
As early as 1780 he began his experiments, using not only the land plaster and clover but practicing deeper ploughing and rotating crops.
From Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck by Williams, Harrison
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
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