Large scale rice production in the state of Arkansas became a significant industry in the late 19th/early 20th century with its wide scale propagation within the state by entrepreneur W.H. Fuller around 1896.
A cubic yard of sand approximately weighs 1.3 tons, 2,600 pounds ,or (for non imperial people) 1,179.34 kilograms.
Lime Rock (919) = 1.25 tons (2500 lbs.) per cubic yard. River Rock (all) = 1.325 tons (2650 lbs.) per cubic yard. Granite (all) = 1.325 tons (2650 lbs.) per cubic yard. Marble (all) = 1.35 tons (2700 lbs.) per cubic yard. it depends on the density of what you are trying to equate.on is a measure of weight. How many cubic yards in a ton is going to depend entirely upon the item in question. A ton of feathers will have many more cubic yards than a ton of gravel or dirt.