Most of Crowder is in Quitman County with a portion on the east in adjacent Panola County. In the 2000 census, 462 of the town's 766 residents (60.3%) lived in Quitman County and 304 (39.7%) in Panola County.
A good approximation of the degree-days accumulated for a pest can be calculated by knowing: The identity and life cycle of the pest and the crop. When to start accumulating degree-days for a pest. The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the pest will develop. The highest and lowest temperatures in the field or orchard during pest development.
If apples grower always spray on May 1, they. are not making the most effective insecticide treatment. in most years. As long as accurate weather data can be. obtained, using degree days to time treatments is more. reliable than a calendar date and allows growers to pin-. point a specific treatment date each year. Degree days (often referred to as âgrowing degree. daysâ) are accurate because insects have a predict-.