a material feeding and measuring device includes a housing defining an interior cavity or bin and having a plurality of agitators and an auger rotatably mounted therein . the agitators are arranged as a first upper row and take the form of a plurality of rotatably mounted rods extending across the bin . each of the rods includes a plurality of tines extending radially outwardly . a lower level of agitators , having the same form , are provided adjacent the bottom of the bin . an auger is rotatably mounted near the bottom center of the bin . the auger extends a slight distance out of the bin into an exit flange which surrounds the periphery of the auger . a blower and conduit are arranged to cause an airstream to flow across the end of the exit flange to entrain the material in the airstream for conveyance . the entire housing is mounted upon load cells which are operatively connected to an electronic control device . in operation , compressed or partially compressed material is placed within the bin and the initial weight determined . the desired quantity and / or rate of material to be processed is then input to the control device , which automatically starts operation of the device . the control device monitors the load cells to adjust the operating speed of the motor driving the auger and / or agitators to control the output from the device . upon dispensing the desired amount of material , the control device ends motor operation , and thus dispensing .