for subsequent reuse details of the above structure are disclosed and illustrated in pending commonly assigned u s pat application ser no 439 846 filed feb 6 1975 by lambert h wilkes et al for 34 method and apparatus for the continuous feeding of palletized fiber materials 34 the entire disclosure of that application is hereby incorporated by this reference thereto the horizontal bed 20 provides a supporting surface for modules consisting of a pallet 30 and compressed fibrous material 32 supported by a generally horizontal surface of the pallet 30 the fibrous material may be seed cotton or any other material that is advantageously handled in modular form as the pallet 30 along with its fibrous material 32 advances from the loading portion 22 to the transition portion 24 the pallet advances in the direction illustrated by arrow 34 in the transition portion 24 the pallet advancement speed may be switched from the first predetermined speed at which it leaves the loading portion 22 to the second lower predetermined speed may for example be on the order of 15 feet per minute the second predetermined speed may be selected in the range of 1 to 4 feet per minute to switch from the first predetermined speed to the second predetermined speed and vice versa a suitable clutching mechanism 36 see fig2 may be provided at one side of the transition portion 24 a suitable manually operated handle 38 may be provided to switch from one predetermined speed to the other if desired automatic remote control of the clutching mechanism may also be used the cotton module advances from the transition portion 24 see fig1 to the unloading portion 26 at the second predetermined speed as the pallet 30 passes through the unloading.