CNN.com - Lawmakers move to extend daylight-saving time - Jul 22, 2005
CNN.com - Lawmakers move to extend daylight-saving time - Jul 22, 2005
CNN reports that lawmakers in Washington have reached an agreement to extend Daylight-Saving Time in an effort to conserve energy. However, the decision wasn’t made without some argument.
Quoting the article:
According to some senators, farmers complained that a two-month extension could adversely affect livestock, and airline officials said it would have complicated scheduling of international flights.
I can understand the complication of scheduling flights, but the comment about affecting livestock seems like a joke. Certainly the cows of the US don’t carry watches or live by a clock? Any adverse effects must certainly be that of the schedules kept by the farmers.