over til pound* to a aloi 
Print* 1 
and fully matured the first of October. 
Selected ears, 2a cts. ; .H 11m., by mail, post-paid, $1; 
‘ K< £ & SONS, 
34 Barclay Ht., Mew York. 
Every Mai^ri 
Hie Own x ffiM £ 
Printer. e *?fLsia* 
190 rresa b«ie,cArcis 
«ic. (SdLtnkvr $.5) V Ui^er *1/ . 
For bu&luett,pi<Mi*urc» young or o <|| 
CmUIokuc ofFrtue^Type, £t. 
for * .ump.. KELSEY £ Co. 
“ Meriden. Cot i 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL 
STATEMENT 
OF THE 
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL 
LIFE 
INSURANCE COMPANY, 
OF HARTFORD, CONN. 
NET ASSETS, January 1,1878. $45,072,083 57 
RECEIVED IN 1878: 
For Premiums.$6,249,133 84 
For Interest and Rent. 8,141,489 60 
Balance Profit and Loss. 29,861 06 
- 9,420,424 40 
THORBURN’S NEW POTATO, 
“ The Beauty of Hebron.” 
This Grater is first-class in every respect; haB iron 
cylinder, iron frame, steel knives, adjustable con¬ 
caves, and is not surpassed for quantity or quality of 
work. Price Reduced to $40 
For Catalogue of Cider Machinery and ot 
rnation valuable to cider makers, 
other infor- 
BOOMER «fc BO 8 CHERT PRESS CO., 
Syracuse, N. Y, 
APPLE GRATER. 
Queen of the Prairie. 
A variety of Yellow Dent Corn which originated iu 
one of our Western States, and has been carefully' se¬ 
lected by the growers for several years, and has proved 
one ol the earliest varieties of Fluid Corn iu oulti ra¬ 
tion. It was planted, the last season, after the. wheat 
had been harvested, and matured the cron per- 
-r, 1 . 1.41 . 1 f .1,- 4 *1-1. 
H 
53 55 
69 0 ® 
-,i3 
TJig following nnjonir iiH mail V good ijnulitiod oonuuenri it for triuJ1: .... 
The i lift lit* aiipour nbovt' iffOUQu very shortly lifterj'tlftntintf* and from that continue to ftovv vvil 
rapidity, ontstrlppluf? all other varieties in .trciurth or growth and luxtinanoe of 1 {if, 
like those of the ‘ Early Rose," are very smooth, slightly tluge4 with pink around the ey es, but attain 
white color during the winter. Their yield Is really enormous. 1 ho tubers lying closely teicetlier m the b 
labor of (iiirvitur them t» hut alight. For culinary purposes, its mealy qualities and noli ness and dell 
flavor irive ?? a precedcnco boJar*. all other varietw*. Contrary to what Is usuallv the case in all large sin 
of potatoes, the Bkacjty ok Hi.nuos almost Invariably proves sound awl muni to the core. 
The Itt’iL.vi. Nsw Youkk.u has tested and commended it. gee issue. Nov. 9,ISiH. 
Price in New York, per barrel.$8 00 Or by mail. pOHt-pald: 
.. •* bushel. 4 00 1 pound for..“ 
“ “ “ “ 11 peck. 73 
with great 
rs, shaped 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John St., New York. 
The BELCHER & TAYLOR 
Ag’l Tool Co., 
Manufacture this Plow CLfpDr- 
of the he«t Car Wheel 
Iron: also of Potent - * 
Hard Metal. The hand- - - 
les vibrating from one \ 
side to the other as the . V 
jilow is turned at the end - A y Y ,fc 
of the furrow, enables -- -■ Yr jrfll FsBjC . 
the plowman to walk :5 C .VYdsuv. 
squarely behind the plow - Cs»3fefiM[ 
—a feature not poeeeSBed -t— L 
by any other Side-Hill 
Plow. It does as good 
work as any 1 ,nnd-Side 
Plow. For further par¬ 
ticulars and prices, send for our new ItHmtrated Cata¬ 
logue. Address 
CEO. S. TAYL.OK, Agent, 
Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage. 
There being a good deal of eeod in the market raised 
from very poor stock, w hich must fail to give satisfac¬ 
tion. having been the originai introducer of the Giant 
Cabbage, which when raised from the right strain of 
by myself, with peculiar care, all of it/rom extra I a rue. 
extra xoUd fuvt/Hi. The Marblehead Mammoth vs not 
only the tnr>fr«t, but is cue or the most ertsp and aweet- 
est of all varjiMies . .f the cabbage family, as will be seen 
by extracts of etterato befound In mySand Ciitalogiie, 
where my' cii-Homers state tlvat they nave raised cab¬ 
bages from my send that have weighed 40, 4:> and 60 
pounds each. EulI instructions for cultivation sent 
with every parcel of seed. Seed per pound, $6.00: per 
ounce, 60 cts.; per half ounce, 26 cts. My large Seed 
Catalogue sent .f ree to all applicants. 
JAMES J. U. GREGORY, M.vrblehead, Mass^ 
NEW EARLY FIELD CORN 
LittleGiantTileMillI 
S BEATS THE WORLD 
« FOR STRENGTH r DURABILITY, 
k SPEED, AND EAS 
" w BEND FOR CIRCULAR 
^BAYLIES VAUGHAN^Co 
RICHMOND, IND. 
btate you saw this in the Rubai. Nkw-Yokkek. 
A fNI AHEAD ALL TUB TIME. 
■ | » HJ 1 am The very best fresh goods 
■ * J k'j direct from the importer* 
«* • at hai/the usual cost. Be»t 
plan to Club Agents and 
large buyers. All express charges paid. Quality 
guaranteed. New terms free. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
P. O. Box 4235. 31 and 33 Vesar St.. N. Y. 
■ ■■ | EXTRA CHOICE, 
I L R % 35c. per lb. 
P II All Express Charges Pui 
m ■ on 30 lbs. and upwards. Direct 
■ from the Importer to the Con¬ 
sumer. No Middlemen. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO., 
8 Church Street, 
P. O. Box 4286 New York City. 
$54,492,507 97 
DISBURSED IN 1878. 
TO POLICY-HOLDERS: 
For claims by death and matured endowments 
Surplus returned to Policy-holders. 
Lapsed and Surrendered Policies. 
$7,312,768 09 
EXPENSES; 
Commission to Agents. $847,633 18 
Salaries of Officers, Clerks, and all others employed on 
salary. 88,712 24 
Medical Examiners’Fees. .. 11,908 30 
Printing, stationery, Advertising, Postage, Exchange, etc.. 170,651 66 
TAXES. 
BALANCE NET ASSETS, DEC. 31, 1878 
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS. 
Loans upon Heal Estate, first lien. $26,388,983 28 
Loans upon Stocks and Bonds. 30,463 28 
Premium Notes on policies in force.. 4,720,535 17 
Cost of Real Estate owned by the Company. 7,615,060 18 
Cost of United States Registered Bonds. 2,963,764 39 
cost of state Bonds. 723,400 oo 
Cost of city Bonds. 1,988,720 oo 
Cost of other Bonds... 500,000 oo 
Cost of Bank Stock... 76,205 oo 
Cost of Railroad Stock. 26,000 Oo 
Cash In Bank at Interest... i,231,548 86 
Cash In Company’s office. 6,H9 8s 
Balance due from Agents, secured. 64,209 86 
Bills Receivable. 6,176 57 
ADD: 
Interest accrued and due. 
Rents accrued. 
Market value of stocks and bonds over cost. 
Net premiums In course of collection. . . NONE... 
Net deferred quarterly and seml-anmihl premiums 
GROSS ASSETS, December 31, 1878 . $48,179,128 34 
LIABILITIES: 
Amount required to reinsure all outstanding policies, net, assuming 
4 per cent, interest.. .$48,131,70S 00 
All other liabilities. t,C43,»48 59 
- 44,776,051 59 
SURPLUS, December 31, 1878. $3,404,076 75 
Ratio of expense of management to recepts In 1878. 6.57 per ceut 
Policies In force, Dec. 81, 1878, 64,979, insuring.... $ 170 , 319 ,164 
JACOB L. GREENE, President. 
JOHN M. TAYLOR, Secretary. 
D. H. WELLS, Ass’t Secretary. 
PHILIP S. MILLER, 
General Agent for N. Y. City, Long Island and New Jersey, 
104 Broadway, New York. 
$46,225,182 44 
$1,571,808 46 
16,5-11 29 
147,6. 11 
$1,053,945 90 
618,905 34 
335,652 10 
- 8,267,325 53 
.$46,225,182 44 
$3,407,693 28 
2,340,187 71 
1,559,037 10 
