Dreyfus Balanced Fund (DRBAX) N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY 

Investment Company Act file number: 811- 7068 

Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Mark N. Jacobs, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6000 

Date of fiscal year end: 8/31

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005

Item 1.  Proxy Voting Record 

========================= DREYFUS BALANCED FUND, INC. ==========================

The Fund liquidated on December 17, 2004.
ACCENTURE LTD BERMUDA
Ticker:		ACN	Security ID:	G1150G111
Meeting Date: FEB 2, 2005			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		DEC 6, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Joe W. Forehand		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Blythe J. Mcgarvie		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Sir Mark Moody-Stuart		For	For	Management
2	APPROVAL OF BYE-LAW AMENDMENTS TO			For	For	Management
	RELOCATE INTO THE BYE-LAWS EXISTING
	CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO
	CLASS A COMMON SHARES OF PARTNERS AND
	FORMER PARTNERS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
	THEM PRIOR TO ACCENTURE S INITIAL PUBLIC
	OFFERING.
3	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management

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AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.
Ticker:		APD	Security ID:	009158106
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2005			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		NOV 30, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Michael J. Donahue		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Ursula F. Fairbairn		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director John P. Jones III		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Lawrence S. Smith		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management

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AMDOCS LIMITED
Ticker:		DOX	Security ID:	G02602103
Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2005			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		NOV 24, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Bruce K. Anderson		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Adrian Gardner		For	For	Management

1.3	Elect	Director Dov Baharav	For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Julian A. Brodsky	For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Charles E. Foster	For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Eli Gelman	For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director James S. Kahan	For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Nehemia Lemelbaum	For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director John T. Mclennan	For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director Robert A. Minicucci	For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Simon Olswang	For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director Mario Segal	For	For	Management
2	APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL		For	For	Management
	STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.
3	RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ERNST &		For	For	Management
	YOUNG LLP AND AUTHORIZATION OF AUDIT
	COMMITTEE OF BOARD TO FIX REMUNERATION.

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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
Ticker: AXS		Security ID: G0692U109
Meeting Date: DEC 9, 2004		Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 30, 2004
#	Proposal		Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1	TO AMEND THE BYE-LAWS OF AXIS CAPITAL		For	For	Management
	HOLDINGS LIMITED AS DESCRIBED IN THE
	PROXY STATEMENT.
2	TO AMEND THE BYE-LAWS OF AXIS SPECIALTY		For	For	Management
	LIMITED AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY
	STATEMENT.
3	TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF		For	For	Management
	AXIS SPECIALTY HOLDINGS IRELAND LIMITED
	AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
4	TO AUTHORIZE THE ELECTIONS BY AXIS		For	For	Management
	CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED AND AXIS
	SPECIALTY HOLDINGS IRELAND LIMITED TO
	DISPENSE WITH THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
	OF THE IRISH SUBSIDIARIES OF AXIS CAPITAL
	HOLDINGS LIMITED.
5	TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF		For	For	Management
	AXIS SPECIALTY UK IRELAND LIMITED AS
	DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
6	TO AUTHORIZE THE LIQUIDATION OF AXIS		For	For	Management
	SPECIALTY UK HOLDINGS LIMITED.
7	TO AUTHORIZE THE DISSOLUTION OF AXIS		For	For	Management
	SPECIALTY (BARBADOS) LIMITED.

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO	Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2004	Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 20, 2004

#	Proposal		Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Carol A. Bartz	For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director M. Michele Burns	For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Larry R. Carter	For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director John T. Chambers	For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Dr. James F. Gibbons	For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Dr. John L. Hennessy	For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Roderick C. McGeary	For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director James C. Morgan	For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director John P. Morgridge	For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director Donald T. Valentine	For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Steven M. West	For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director Jerry Yang	For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors		For	For	Management
3	Report on Pay Disparity		Against	Against	Shareholder

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COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker:		CA	Security ID:	204912109
Meeting Date: AUG 25, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUN 30, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Russell M. Artzt		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Kenneth D. Cron		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Alfonse M. D'Amato		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Gary J. Fernandes		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Robert E. La Blanc		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Jay W. Lorsch		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Lewis S. Ranieri		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Walter P. Schuetze		For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Laura S. Unger		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Review Executive Compensation			Against	For	Shareholder

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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
Ticker:		CSC	Security ID:	205363104
Meeting Date: AUG 9, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUN 11, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Irving W. Bailey, II		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Stephen L. Baum		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Rodney F. Chase		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Van B. Honeycutt		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director William R. Hoover		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Leon J. Level		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director F. Warren Mcfarlan		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director James R. Mellor		For	For	Management

1.9	Elect Director Thomas H. Patrick	For	For	Management
2	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For	Management
3	Ratify Auditors	For	For	Management

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CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC.
Ticker:		COCO	Security ID:	218868107
Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		OCT 1, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director David G. Moore		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Jack D. Massimino		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Hank Adler		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: CFC		Security ID:	222372104
Meeting Date: AUG 17, 2004		Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 9, 2004
#	Proposal		Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1	Increase Authorized Common Stock		For	For	Management

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DELL INC.
Ticker:		DELL	Security ID:	24702R101
Meeting Date: JUL 16, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		MAY 21, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Donald J. Carty		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Michael S. Dell		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director William H. Gray, III		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Judy C. Lewent		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Thomas W. Luce, III		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Klaus S. Luft		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Alex J. Mandl		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Michael A. Miles		For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director Kevin B. Rollins		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Expense Stock Options			Against	For	Shareholder

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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker:		EMR	Security ID: 291011104
Meeting Date: FEB 1, 2005			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		NOV 24, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director D.N. Farr		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director C.A. Peters		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director D.C. Farrell		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director J.W. Prueher		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director R.B. Horton		For	For	Management
2	Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted			For	For	Management
	Stock Plan
3	Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan			For	For	Management
4	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
5	Amend Equal Employment Policy Regarding			Against	For	Shareholder
	Sexual Orientation

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FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
Ticker:		FNF	Security ID:	316326107
Meeting Date: DEC 16, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		NOV 8, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director William A. Imparato		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Donald M. Koll		For	Withhold	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Gen. William Lyon		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Cary H. Thompson		For	For	Management
2	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan			For	For	Management
3	Amend Stock Option Plan			For	For	Management
4	Amend Stock Option Plan			For	For	Management
5	Amend Stock Option Plan			For	For	Management
6	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management

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FREDDIE MAC
Ticker:		FRE	Security ID:	313400301
Meeting Date: NOV 4, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		SEP 10, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Barbara T. Alexander		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Geoffrey T. Boisi		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Michelle Engler		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Richard Karl Goeltz		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Thomas S. Johnson		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director William M. Lewis, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director John B. Mccoy		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Eugene M. Mcquade		For	For	Management

1.9	Elect	Director Shaun F. O'Malley	For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director Ronald F. Poe	For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Stephen A. Ross	For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director Richard F. Syron	For	For	Management
1.13	Elect	Director William J. Turner	For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors		For	For	Management
3	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan		For	For	Management
4	Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan		For	For	Management

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GENERAL MILLS, INC.
Ticker:		GIS	Security ID:	370334104
Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUL 29, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Stephen R. Demeritt		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Livio D. Desimone		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director William T. Esrey		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Raymond V. Gilmartin		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Judith R. Hope		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Robert L. Johnson		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Heidi G. Miller		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director H. Ochoa-Brillembourg		For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Michael D. Rose		For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director Stephen W. Sanger		For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director A. Michael Spence		For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director Dorothy A. Terrell		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Establish Range For Board Size			For	For	Management

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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker:		MDT	Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 26, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUL 2, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director William R. Brody, M.D.,		For	For	Management
	Ph.D.
1.2	Elect	Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Antonio M. Gotto, Jr.,		For	For	Management
	M.D., D. Phil.
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Charitable Contributions			Against	Against	Shareholder

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MICROSOFT CORP.

Ticker:		MSFT	Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		SEP 10, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director William H. Gates III		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Steven A. Ballmer		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D.		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Raymond V. Gilmartin		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director David F. Marquardt		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Charles H. Noski		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Dr. Helmut Panke		For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Jon A. Shirley		For	For	Management
2	Amend Bundled Compensation Plans			For	For	Management
3	Amend Bundled Compensation Plans			For	For	Management
4	Amend Stock Option Plan			For	For	Management
5	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management

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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
Ticker:		NSM	Security ID: 637640103
Meeting Date: OCT 1, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		AUG 13, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Brian L. Halla		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Steven R. Appleton		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Gary P. Arnold		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Richard J. Danzig		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Robert J. Frankenberg		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director E. Floyd Kvamme		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Modesto A. Maidique		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Edward R. Mccracken		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan			For	For	Management
4	Approve Executive Stock Option Plan			For	Against	Management

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ORACLE CORP.
Ticker:		ORCL	Security ID:	68389X105
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		SEP 2, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Jeffrey O. Henley		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Lawrence J. Ellison		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Donald L. Lucas		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Michael J. Boskin		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Jack F. Kemp		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Jeffrey S. Berg		For	For	Management

1.7	Elect	Director Safra Catz	For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Hector Garcia-Molina	For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Joseph A. Grundfest	For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director H. Raymond Bingham	For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr.	For	For	Management
2	Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan		For	For	Management
3	Ratify Auditors		For	For	Management
4	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		For	For	Management
5	Implement China Principles		Against	Against	Shareholder

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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Ticker:		PG	Security ID:	742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUL 30, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director R. Kerry Clark		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Joseph T. Gorman		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Lynn M. Martin		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Ralph Snyderman, M.D.		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Robert D. Storey		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Increase Authorized Common Stock			For	Against	Management
4	Declassify the Board of Directors			Against	For	Management
5	Implement/ Report on Animal Welfare			Against	Against	Shareholder
	Standards

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SARA LEE CORP.
Ticker:		SLE	Security ID: 803111103
Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		SEP 1, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Brenda C. Barnes		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director J.T. Battenberg III		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Charles W. Coker		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director James S. Crown		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Willie D. Davis		For	Withhold	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Laurette T. Koellner		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Cornelis J.A. van Lede		For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Joan D. Manley		For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director C. Steven McMillan		For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Sir Ian Prosser		For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director Rozanne L. Ridgway		For	For	Management
1.13	Elect	Director Richard L. Thomas		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Report on Charitable Contributions			Against	Against	Shareholder

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ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE
Ticker:		STA	Security ID:	792860108
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUN 4, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Howard P. Berkowitz		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director Kenneth J. Bialkin		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Carolyn H. Byrd		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director John H. Dasburg		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Leslie B. Disharoon		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Janet M. Dolan		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Kenneth M. Duberstein		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Jay S. Fishman		For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Lawrence G. Graev		For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director Meryl D. Hartzband		For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Thomas R. Hodgson		For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director William H. Kling		For	For	Management
1.13	Elect	Director James A. Lawrence		For	For	Management
1.14	Elect	Director Robert I. Lipp		For	For	Management
1.15	Elect	Director Blythe J. McGarvie		For	For	Management
1.16	Elect	Director Glen D. Nelson, M.D.		For	For	Management
1.17	Elect	Director Clarence Otis, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.18	Elect	Director Jeffrey M. Peek		For	For	Management
1.19	Elect	Director Nancy A. Roseman		For	For	Management
1.20	Elect	Director Charles W. Scharf		For	For	Management
1.21	Elect	Director Gordon M. Sprenger		For	For	Management
1.22	Elect	Director Frank J. Tasco		For	For	Management
1.23	Elect	Director Laurie J. Thomsen		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management
3	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan			For	For	Management

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WACHOVIA CORP.
Ticker: WB		Security ID:	929903102
Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2004		Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 20, 2004
#	Proposal		Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1	Approve Merger Agreement		For	For	Management

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WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE
Ticker: DIS	Security ID: 254687106
Meeting Date: FEB 11, 2005	Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 17, 2004

#	Proposal		Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director John E. Bryson	For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director John S. Chen	For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Michael D. Eisner	For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Judith L. Estrin	For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Robert A. Iger	For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director Fred H. Langhammer	For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Aylwin B. Lewis	For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Monica C. Lozano	For	For	Management
1.9	Elect	Director Robert W. Matschullat	For	For	Management
1.10	Elect	Director George J. Mitchell	For	For	Management
1.11	Elect	Director Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.	For	For	Management
1.12	Elect	Director Gary L. Wilson	For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors		For	For	Management
3	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan		For	For	Management
4	Prohibit Greenmail Payments		Against	For	Shareholder
5	Report on Vendor Standards in China		Against	Against	Shareholder

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XILINX, INC.
Ticker:		XLNX	Security ID: 983919101
Meeting Date: AUG 5, 2004			Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:		JUN 7, 2004
#	Proposal			Mgt Rec	Vote Cast	Sponsor
1.1	Elect	Director Willem P. Roelandts		For	For	Management
1.2	Elect	Director John L. Doyle		For	For	Management
1.3	Elect	Director Jerald G. Fishman		For	For	Management
1.4	Elect	Director Philip T. Gianos		For	For	Management
1.5	Elect	Director Harold E. Hughes, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.6	Elect	Director William G. Howard, Jr.		For	For	Management
1.7	Elect	Director Richard W. Sevcik		For	For	Management
1.8	Elect	Director Elizabeth Vanderslice		For	For	Management
2	Ratify Auditors			For	For	Management

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc.

By:	/s/ Stephen E. Canter
	Stephen E. Canter
	President
Date:	August 15, 2005