APPENDIX J 

 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL CARDS 



Field function 

 Card 1 



Title of job 



Card 2 



Minor's (1964) site index 



Number of 5 -year growth periods 

 in run (f80) 



Number of 5-year growth periods since 

 last cutting in stands (l<TCUT<6a) . 

 Set to 60 for virgin stands. 



Breast height stand age. Set to zero 

 for uneven-aged stands. 



Cutting scheme 

 No cutting 



Removals are standard for all cuts and 

 are designated by diameter classes. 



Removals are specified for each cut and 

 are designated by diameter classes. 



Removals are specified for each cut and 

 are designated by thinning type. 



Cutting specifications 



Residual trees per diameter class is 

 specified in number of trees 

 (to be used with JCUT=1 or 2) . 



Residual trees per diameter class 

 is specified as a proportion 

 (to be used with JCUT=1 or 2). 



Residual total stand basal area is 

 specified (to be used with JCUT=3) . 



Residual total number of trees in stand 

 is specified (to be used with JCUT=3) . 



Proportion of mortality to be recovered 

 in thinnings 



Proportion of removals to come from below 

 when thinning from both above and below 

 (to be used when JCUT=3 and thinning 

 type =4). Set to 0.0 if JCUT?^3 or 

 thinning type 7^4. 



Value Column Name Format 



1-80 TITLE 20A4 



XXX. X 1-5 S F5.1 



XX 7-8 NGP 12 



XX 10-11 TCUT 12 



XXX 13-15 AGE F3.0 



17 JCUT II 

 1 



2 

 3 



1 19 SCUT II 



2 

 3 

 4 



X.XXXX 21-26 MORREC F6.4 



X.XXXX 28-33 PROREM F6 . 4 



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