Abstract: A machine for harvesting sugar cane runs on a pair of driving wheels and a pair of guide wheels. At the front of the machine there is arranged a pair of arms, the ends of which rest on the ground and on which are mounted a pair of rotating conical members which lift the sugar cane which is then cut near its base by a pair of rotating cutters, the height of which above the ground is controlled by said pair of arms. The cut stems are then sliced into pieces by blades mounted on a rotating drum which blades cooperate with bars mounted on a second rotating drum. The cut pieces of cane, together with waste lighter elements are then projected towards an elevator through an air flow from a nozzle which carries away the waste and allows the cane to reach the elevator.