A DAY WITH MR. BURBANK 



Many letters which come make inquiries 

 upon all manner of subjects near or remotely 

 related to the work and suggesting calls for 

 further consultation with Mr. Burbank in 

 person. To such this card is sent: 



ASK NO QUESTIONS WHICH YOU THINK 

 CAN BE ANSWERED ELSEWHERE 



If a reply is desired which requires more space 

 than a postal card affords, always enclose five dollars. 



All visitors to the home place are limited to five 

 minutes each, unless by special arrangements. 



Absolutely no visitors allowed at Sebastopol farm 



Everybody would be graciously welcomed, but the 

 burden of entertaining the multitude has become so 

 great that the experimental work has been very seri- 

 ously crippled. 



The number of letters to be answered every 

 year is upwards of forty thousand. In two 

 months of one season fifteen thousand were 

 received. 



Sometimes the midday meal is eaten at one 

 o'clock, sometimes not until three or four in 

 the afternoon, for if he has been compelled to 

 lie late in the morning frequently but two 

 meals a day are eaten. 



In the afternoon it is more than Hkely a 



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