Method of preventing separation in bulk materials

An apparatus for dispensing solid bulk material which comprises solid ingredients of varying sizes, the apparatus including a drum having a first end having an opening into which said solid bulk material may be dispensed into said drum and an opposite second end having an opening which can be opened and closed and from which said solid bulk material may be discharged from said drum when said opposite second end is opened, wherein the improvement comprises means positioned within said drum and dividing said drum into a plurality of compartments each having a constant cross-section for (a) segregating into said plurality of compartments said solid bulk material, which is dispensed into said drum at said first end, in the absence of any substantial separation of said solid bulk materials according to size and (b) dispensing said solid bulk material towards said opposite second end such that any separation of said solid ingredients according to size which might occur in any compartment of said plurality of compartments will be substantially eliminated when said solid bulk material is discharged at said opposite second end.