Abstract: A particulate delivery apparatus for distributing particulate material onto a target area of a web moving in a first direction can generally have a hopper for receiving a supply of particulate material and a one or more tubular members having an inlet end communicating with the hopper and an outlet end for discharging the particulate material from the hopper onto the target area. The tubular member(s) can extend downwardly from the bottom of the hopper at an angle toward the web, such that the particulate material is discharged onto the web, and in the same direction the web is moving. A plurality of separate flow paths can be provided in the tubular member(s) such that the particulate material is discharged as a plurality of separate streams. The width of the outlet end(s) can approximate the width of, and be oriented along the same axis as, the width of the target area.