It\u2019s that time of year again when you set your clocks back an hour and it starts getting darker a little bit earlier outside. It’s the end of daylight saving time and the start of getting that hour of sleep you lost when it began in March.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve probably heard that daylight saving was created to help American farmers. Some people believe that the agriculture industry started daylight saving time so workers could have more daylight hours in the fields. But in reality, farmers were the only group who lobbied against<\/em> it. According to an article by history.com, the sun dictated farmers\u2019 work schedules and daylight saving time disrupted them. “Farmers had to wait an extra hour for dew to evaporate to harvest hay, hired hands worked less since they still left at the same time for dinner and cows weren\u2019t ready to be milked an hour earlier to meet shipping schedules.”<\/p>\n Although there is still some debate that circles around whether we should continue to practice daylight saving time across the country, states like Arizona and Hawaii and overseas territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have decided not to observe it. So for now, the dairy cows will have to adapt to a new schedule and farming\/gardening activities will have to end a little\u00a0earlier when the sun goes down.<\/p>\n Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 5. So, don\u2019t forget to set your clocks back an hour!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s that time of year again when you set your clocks back an hour and it starts getting darker a little bit earlier outside. It’s the end of daylight saving time and the start of getting that hour of sleep you lost when it began in March. You\u2019ve probably heard that daylight saving was created … <\/p>\n