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 likely a 
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