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.
Re: tons to cubic yards. by Robert Fogt on 09/06/05 at 22:26:40. Dry sand has a density of 100 pounds/cubic foot1 ton = 2000 pounds2000 pounds / 100 pounds/cubic foot = 20 cubic foot20 cubic foot / 27 = 0.74 cubic yardSo 1 ton is about 3/4 of a cubic yard. Re: tons to cubic yards.by SteveB on 09/07/05 at 01:30:42. Robert,Thanks for the help.egular ole gravel has a density of about 100 pounds/cubic foot, which would mean you need between 2.6 and 5.25 tons depending on whether you want it 1 or 2 inches thick. Re: tons to cubic yards. by Adrienne Ostman on 08/23/05 at 12:58:27. :)Thanks so much for the info. I can now compare apples to apples in pricing.