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State Farm Balanced Fund, Inc.
One State Farm Plaza
Bloomington, Illinois 61710
April 6, 2000
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
STATE FARM BALANCED FUND, INC.
1933 ACT REGISTRATION NO. 2-27769
1940 ACT REGISTRATION NO. 811-1520
In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, State Farm Balanced Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") certifies that:
a. the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective
amendment to the Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A; and
b. the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Fund's
registration statement was filed with the Commission via EDGAR on
March 24, 2000.
Very truly yours,
STATE FARM BALANCED FUND, INC.
/s/ David Moore
David Moore
Assistant Secretary
