Excerpts from the report: The evaluation of paper and polyethylene bags for packaging California White Rose potatoes was begun during the spring of 1957. There has been an increasing demand from retailers for prepackaged potatoes. However, because the early varieties are generally more perishable than late varieties, the carrying qualities of the early varieties of potatoes packed in consumer bags and shipped to eastern markets were uncertain. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of packaging early White Rose potatoes at the point of production in two kinds of consumer packages: 10-pound paper bags and 10-pound polyethylene bags. Costs of packing materials, direct labor, and transportation, as well as the condition of the potatoes on arrival at terminal markets, were evaluated.