Abstract: An improved cartridge bearing assembly for a dry good material feeder. The feeder includes a feed hopper having a drive opening spaced from a housing wall having an opening. A tubular bearing support member extends into the drive opening and is attached to the wall in line with the wall opening. A bearing support assembly is removably mounted in the bearing support member for rotatably supporting a drive shaft. The bearing support assembly can be removed through the wall opening for bearing replacement.

Abstract: A stirrer for stirring dry goods is provided. This stirrer has a plurality of sides for stirring a mass of normally free-flowing, dry, particulate material in a container. The stirrer includes a rotatable shaft, two sets of end blades, and two spaced-apart sets of intermediate blades affixed to the shaft. Each set of end blades is proximate to a different end of the shaft and each end blade of each such set is inclined toward the other set of end blades. The two spaced-apart sets of intermediate blades are affixed on the shaft between the sets of end blades, one set of intermediate blades on each side of a mid point of the shaft. Each set of intermediate blades includes at least one pair of blades extending outwardly in opposite direction at an oblique angle from the same general location on the shaft.