An apparatus for drying material transported in a fluid stream including a nozzle borne in the described embodiment by a suction tube of a cotton gin and defining an air channel which is operable to direct a stream of heated air to the intake end of the nozzle; a fan and a conduit are mounted in fluid transferring relation with the nozzle and are operable to deliver air to the nozzle; and a heater borne by the conduit is adapted to impart heat energy to the air passing therethrough, the heated air discharged by the nozzle adapted to dry the cotton drawn into the suction tube thereby decreasing the moisture content thereof and facilitating the removal of trash therefrom.