Abstract: Apparatus and method for delivering a measured amount of material to a receiving area includes a dispensing bucket on a carriage assembly that is pivoted about a horizontal axis on the free end of a vehicle-supported boom adapted to scoop up the material from a supply. The bucket has a central, restricted discharge opening with a controlled movable closure and further has an auger that gradually moves controlled amounts of the material out through the discharge opening for the controlled dispensing of the material from the bucket over a limited area. The carriage assembly has a carriage body on which the bucket is mounted so that the bucket is moved up and down relative to a carriage frame to further position the bucket relative to the end of the boom and achieve greater bucket heights above the end of the boom.