Abstract Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. Botrytis group) is a multiple-harvest crop, typically with 4 to 6 harvests. This study examines 4 alternative methods of cauliflower harvest, namely, the loader, trailer, improved trailer, and mechanical harvester systems. Relative efficiencies among the hand systems were indicated both by man-hours/ha, in which the trailer system was the lowest, and by man-hours/unit of product, in which the improved trailer system was the lowest. Due to yield differences and other factors, it was impossible to distinguish any overall low cost hand system; each system had areas of comparative advantage in either motivation of workers, delivery system, or in the offsetting of higher packing shed costs. While no machine harvesting system was in full-time operation, anticipated costs of the system indicated a significant cost advantage over the hand systems at all but low yields.