A pickup head having a materials lifting end and a materials lofting end, the pickup head including a lifting roller, a transfer roller and a lofting roller. The lifting roller is adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation and disposed on the materials lifting end and includes picking fingers protruding from the lifting roller. The transfer roller is adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation and includes picking fingers protruding from the outer surface of the tube of the transfer roller. The transfer roller is disposed at an elevation higher than the lifting roller between the materials lifting end and the materials lofting end. The lofting roller is adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation and includes lofting effectors protruding from the outer surface of lofting roller. The lofting roller is disposed at an elevation higher than the transfer roller at the materials lofting end.
