PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly transfer and convey taros dug by a digging member to a rear digging conveyor in a crop separating harvester.SOLUTION: In the crop separating harvester equipped with the digging and conveying apparatus D for digging and conveying crops T backward, a first separation apparatus E for separating the crops T during conveyance, a second separation apparatus G for separating the unseparated crops T and a separating and conveying apparatus F for separating and conveying the separated crops T to the rear of the harvester, the conveying action surface along the longitudinal direction of the digging conveyor 50 is equipped with a plurality of conveying projections 49a for preventing the crops T from falling, the conveyance starting end side part of the digging conveyor 50 is equipped with a straight conveying part 50e in the vertical direction, moving from downward to upward, the digging member 53 is arranged ahead of the digging conveyor 50, a guide member 55a made of a plurality of rods is arranged behind the digging member 53, mud is dropped from the crops T by the guide member 55a and the crops are guided and supplied to the straight conveying part 50e in the vertical direction of the digging conveyor 50.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】作物分離収穫機において、堀取部材で掘り取った里芋を後方の堀取搬送コンベアに円滑に引継ぎ搬送する。【解決手段】作物Tを掘り取り後方へと搬送する掘取搬送装置Dと、搬送中の作物Tを分離する第1分離装置Eと、分離されなかった作物Tを分離する第2分離装置Gと、分離された作物Tを機体後方へ選別搬送する選別搬送装置Fを設けた作物分離収穫機において、堀取搬送コンベア50の前後方向に沿った搬送作用面には作物Tの落下を防止する複数の搬送突起49aを設け、堀取搬送コンベア50の搬送始端側部には下方から上方へ移動する上下方向直線搬送部50eを設け、堀取搬送コンベア50の前方に堀取部材53を設け、堀取部材53の後方には複数の棒体で構成した案内部材55aを設け、案内部材55aにより作物Tから泥土を落として堀取搬送コンベア50の上下方向直線搬送部50eに案内供給する。【選択図】図3