1875 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
109 
W ALTHAM 
ATCHES 
T O BUY one try the following plan: WRITE A 
SHORT LETTER (on a postal card will answer) 
as follows: 
Howard <t Co., 222 Fifth Avenue, New York: 
Send me your new Price Lint of Waltham Watches as ad¬ 
vertised in the American Agriculturist. 
(Sign name and address in full.) 
By return mail you will receive the Price List free anti post¬ 
paid. It is a book of 16 pages, and in it are described ONE 
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR VARIETIES 
of Waltham Watches, from which yon cannot fail to make 
a selection. Send us the order according to the directions 
in the Price List, and WE WIDE SEND THE 
WATCH by express, with the bill to collect on delivery. 
On every bill are instructions to the Express Agent to allow 
the purchaser to OPEN THE PACKAGE AND 
EXAMIN E the watch before paying. If it is not in every 
way satisfactory’ you need not take it, but let it COME 
BACK AT OUR EXPENSE; even after you have 
taken and paid for it, ii it does not prove satisfactory, you 
can exchange it, or we will REFUND THE MONEY 
at any time within a year. 
Do not let distance from New York deter you from writ¬ 
ing, as tlie farther you are THE MORE ADVAN¬ 
TAGE IT IS FOR YOU to buy of us. 
We have sold some Sixteen Thousand Waltham Watches 
on this plan during the last six years, and fully one-half went 
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI and to the Pacific 
States and Territories. At all events, if you feel the least 
interest in the matter, write for the Price List, IT WILL 
ONLY COST YOU ONE CENT for a postal card. 
Be sure and mention that advertisement was seen in the 
American Agriculturist. 
Address: HOWARD & €0., 
222 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. 
B3T" Every Watch warranted by special certificate. 
L Decker & Co’s Premium American 
9 Billiard Tables have taken the first premium medal at 
the American Institute. N. Y„ for six successive years. Send 
for catalogue. Warerooms, cor. Canal & Centre Sts., N.V. 
. = v .. 
WILL WIND ANY WATCH. 
And Rot 
I® Wear Out. 
For sale by Watchmakers. By mail, fid cents. Circulars 
free. J. S. BIRCH, 37 Malden Lane, New York. 
STATEMENT OF 
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hew-York 
F. S. WINSTON, President, 
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1874. 
ANKOiTY ACCOUNT. 
In force, Jan. 1st, 1874,... 
Issued and Restored,. 
No. 
.....47 
Ann. Pay’ts. 
$22,000 00 
4A01 00 
In force, Jan. 1st, 1875, .. 
Terminated,. 
No. 
... .40 
.... 1 
Ann. PAy’ts. 
$26,653 00 
48 00 
50 
$28,701 00 
50 
$20,701 00 
INSURANCE ACCOUNT. 
In force, Jan. 1st, 1874,.. 
New Risks,.... 
..86,416 ; 
. 12,756 | 
$289,505,836 
38,126,906 
I In force, Jan. 1st, 1875,.. 
! Terminated,. 
..90,914 | 
.. 8,258 | 
$301,928,726 
25,704,016 
99.172 | 
$327,632,742 
1 
99,172 | 
$327,632,742 
I>r. REVENUE ACCOUNT. «3r. 
To Balance from last account. 
“ Premiums received. 
“ Interest and Rents. 
...$02,363,157 38 
.. 15,651,078 35 
... 4,206,074 95 
By paid Death and Endowment Claims, S3,468,645 79 
“ “ Annuities. 25,250 27 
“ “ Dividends. 2,991,197 11 
“ “ Surrendered Policies and Ad¬ 
ditions. 4,984,615 30 
“ “ Commissions (payment of cur¬ 
rent and extinguishment of 
future). 800,499 96 
“ “ Expenses and Taxes. 792,690 88 
Balance to New Account....69,157,411 31 
$82,220,310 68 
$82,220,310 68 
I»i*. 
BALANCE 
SHEET. 
Cr. 
To Reserve at four per cent. 
“ Claims by Death, not yet due 
“ Post-mortem Dividends, due 
demand. 
“ Premiums paid in advance.... 
“ Undivided Surplus.. 
...$67,911,199 47 
442,306 70 
on 
28.830 47 
24,191 22 
... 4,040,442 11 
By Bonds and Mortgages.$56,916,056 39 
" United States and New-York State 
Stocks. 8,023,375 38 
“ Real Estate. 2,767,273 99 
“ Cash in Banks and Trust Compa¬ 
nies at interest. 2,425,882 34 
“Interest accrued . 1,085,982 15 
“ Premiums deferred, quarterly and 
semi-annual. 1,095,672 19 
“ Premiums in transit, principally 
for December. 120,225 28 
“ Balances due by Agents. 12,502 34 
$72,446,970 06 
$72,446,970 06 
From the Undivided Surplus a Dividend will be apportioned to each Policy which shall he in force at 
its anniversary in 1875. 
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement, and find the same correct. 
January 20(/t, 1875. ISAAC F. LLOYD, A 
NOTE.—By act of the Trustee* the membership of this Company is Iteaitod to one hundred thousaad 
insured lives. 
Frederick S. Winston, 
John V. T-. Pruyn, 
R. H. McCurdy, 
William Betts, 
John Wadswortf, 
Samuel E. Stooulls, 
Samuel M. Cornell, 
Lucius Robinson, 
W. Smith Brown, 
Richap.o Patrick, 
William H. Popham, 
Samuel D. Baeoock, 
TRUSTEES. 
Henrt A. Smythe, 
William E. Dodge, 
George S. Coe, 
William M. Vermilyb, 
.Toiin E. Develin, 
Martin Bates, 
Wm. A. Haines, 
SeyjMOUr L. Husted, 
Oliver H. Palmer, 
IIknry E. Davies, 
Richard A. McCurdy, 
Francis Skiddy,' 
J. Elliot Condict, 
James C. Holden, 
Hermon C. von Post, 
Geo. C. Richardson, 
Alexander H. Rice, 
W. F. Babcock, 
F. Ratchford Starr, 
Frederick H. Cossitt, 
Lewis May, 
Oliver Harriman, 
Thomas Dickson, 
Henry W. Smith. 
RICHARD A. McCURDY, 
Vice-President. 
WM. n. C. BARTLETT, _ 0. H. PALMER, 
Actuary. Solicitor. 
Isaac L. Kip. M.D., G. P, Winston, M.D., 
Medical -Examiners. 
JOHN M. STUART, 
Secretary. 
(CIRCULAR.) 
Consumers’ Importing Tea Co .,) 
No. 8 CUurcli Street, r 
P. O. Box 5,509. New York City. ) 
This is a combination of capitalists to supply the consum¬ 
ers of Teas throughout the United States on the mutual 
principle 
We have experienced agents in all the best districts of 
China and Japan to select Teas especially for our trade. 
We expect every consumer of Teas to render us all the 
assistance they can in carrying out our enterprise, as we 
make a specialty of SUPPLYING CONSUMERS ONLY 
(and allow no middlemen to make any profit on our impor¬ 
tations), which will enable us to supply them with Teas at 
prices lower than have ever been known, and of those fine 
qualities that seldom reach the interior, being sold only in 
the large cities and among the very wealthy. 
Hoping the consumer will take an Interest in our enter¬ 
prise and send at once for a circular with full explanations 
of how to proceed to obtain our goods, we remain, 
Most respectfully yours, 
Consumers’ Importing Tea Co., 
No. 8 Church Street, 
P. O. Box 5,509. New York City. 
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in January, 1874, 
by the Consumers’ Importing Tea Co., in the Office of the 
Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. 
GEO, A. PRINCE & 00. 
ORSANS&MELODEONS. 
The Oldest, Largest and Most Perfect Manufactory in the 
United States. 
54,000 
Now in use. 
D ICK’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF (1,423 RE¬ 
CEIPTS and PROCESSES. PRICE, $5. Sent free of 
postage. Specimen Index sent free. 
dick & FIT ZGERALD, Publishers, No. IS Ann St., N. Y. 
MARKET GARDENERS 
In need of good seeds and plants should read my adver¬ 
tisements on page 110. 
J. B. ROOT, Seed Grower, Rockford, Ill. 
CHEESE AI® BUTTEB- 
MAKIHG APPARATUS, 
Factory-men or Dairy-men in want of any kind of Ma¬ 
chinery,'Utensils or Furnishing Goods iii tlie above line, 
should send for our new Illustrated Circular, which gives 
full information regarding all late improvements. 
CHARLES MILLAR & SON, Utica, N. Y. 
PLANTS AND SEEDS 
FOR EVERYBODY. 
Our new handsomely-illustrated Catalogue for 1875 
Ib now ready. Sent to any address on receipt of a letter 
•tamp. Address the 
BELLEVUE NURSERY COMPANY, 
’’aterson, New Jersey. 
No other Musical Instrument ever obtained the same 
popularity. 
Send for Price-Lists. 
Address BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Late Hose Potatoes for Seed, 
Warrsinted,—Half Bushel, 75c.;.Bushel, $1.50; Barrel, $3. 
(P. O. Box 28.) E, VAN TUYL, Binghamton, N. Y. 
KEKl'T’S 
POTATO 
Planter 
P LANTS S ACRES TER 
DAY, with a Team, 
Man, and Boy. 
K^”For particulars, send 
for Circular, giving descrip¬ 
tion, cost, etc. 
Address, 
H. J. KENT & CO., 
Rochester, N. Y. 
