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A major portion of the quoted base price variation of green pea and sweet com contracts used by Wisconsin vegetable processors in 1968 is shown to be associated with variation in other provisions of the contracts. A net price for contracts is derived by adjusting quoted base prices for the effects of nonprice provisions. The adjustment process involves utilization of a dualstage estimating procedure which separately considers the effects on price of quantitative .and qualitative provisions. The relative stability of the adjusted price among contracts implies competitive raw product markets for these vegetable crops.

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Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) were commercially harvested for consumption, and Louisiana was the last state to ban this commerce. There are no demographic studies on healthy populations within the state. We conducted trapping surveys at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Monroe, LA, from 2004 to 2020. We captured 90 individual Alligator Snapping Turtles over 17 years. We compared survey data between the 2004–2005 survey period and the 2019–2020 survey period to estimate changes in demography. We found the population to be stable, but the low number of juveniles captured raises concerns for the future of the population. Continued monitoring is recommended to evaluate the stability of the population.