Air assisted particulate delivery system

A particulate material conveying apparatus comprising:

• a slide duct extending between a proximal end and a distal end and having a slide duct axis extending in both a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, the slide duct comprising:
• an interior region bounded at least in part by a slide duct wall, the interior region having a top third interior region extending along the slide duct axis, a middle third interior region extending along the slide duct axis, and a bottom third interior region extending along the slide duct axis, each interior region extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the slide duct, wherein the top third interior region is disposed above the middle third interior region in the vertical direction and wherein the middle third interior region is disposed above the bottom third interior region in the vertical direction,
• an opening defined by the slide duct wall, and
• a particulate material outlet through which particulate material enters the interior region of the slide duct, wherein the particulate material outlet is disposed closer to the distal end of the slide duct than the opening;
• and
• an air movement mechanism configured to move air through the opening and into the interior region of the slide duct in a direction of the slide duct axis such that of the air exiting the slide duct distal end a greater amount of air exits through the bottom third interior region than either of the top third interior region or the middle third interior region.