Onion harvester: New machine digs, lifts, tops and sacks at 1½ miles an hour

Important changes have been made toward mechanical harvesting of California speciality crops since World War II. The University's sugar beet harvester, a farmer's almond harvester, a machinist's prune harvester, an engineer's peach harvesting platform—all have contributed to lowering production costs and improving the working conditions of the farm laborer.