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.
A degree-day is a unit that is used to measure pest development; an easy-to-use degree-day calculator is available at the USPest.org website. Good orchard sanitation can help disrupt the reproductive cycle of the codling moth. Starting about six to eight weeks after bloom, check fruit for damage.