Designs are considered, technical characteristics are given, trends in the development of machines for harvesting tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions and other vegetable crops are indicated. Design peculiarities and methods of calculation of working elements of tying and digging types, separating, for separation of tomatoes from stems and sorting of fruits by ripeness degree are described. In the second edition (1st ed. 1973) included materials on working bodies for harvesting cabbage, recommendations were given on the operation of machines. For engineers involved in the design, testing and operation of agricultural machinery.