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CARTERS’ WINDSOR (prizetaker) MANGEL. 
A few Selected Reports from Custom ers, arranged alphabetically in Counties 
for Convenience of Reference. 
BEDFORD. 
“ Carters* Windsor Mangel Seed was very good. Although 
sowed much later than other sorts they arc a great deal better. 
Shall use them next year." — F B. 
BERKS. 
“ I have some splendid roots of Carters’ Windsor Mangel, 
and never wish for a better sort.” — B. S. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel is a thorough good Mangel, 
both in quality and quantity.” — R. M. 
BUCKS. 
“The Mangel had the smallest roots I ever saw, and came 
up with the slightest touch.” — R. F. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangels are excellent ; the best I have 
seen in the neighbourhood. G. P. 
“ I consider Carters’ Windsor Mangel quite a distinct 
variety, and have five tons more per acre than the Golden 
Tankard, grown in the same field.” — B. S. 
CAMBRIDGE. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel are all that can be desired. 
Their shape is perfect, and the flesh is vastly superior to any I 
have grown.” — J. H. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel are a grand crop, fully one-third 
heavier than two other kinds growing beside them.” — G. S. 
CHESHIRE. 
“ I am well pleased with your Windsor Mangel. I think 
there is fully one-quarter more than any other variety, and 
you can see plainly where they are in the field.” — G. L. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel is an excellent variety, both as 
regards crop and quality. I have never before grown such 
weight per acre, the roots being nicely formed, with small top, 
and I can recommend them as a first-class variety.” — T. C. 
CORNWALL. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has produced the best crop I 
ever had, and am sure it is the heaviest and best cropping 
Mangel in cultivation.” — R. J. 
“I have tried Carters’ Windsor Mangel beside other 
popular varieties for two years, and proved them to be the 
best.”— T. H. M. 
CUMBERLAND. 
“ No one in the neighbourhood has anything like my 
Windsors.’’— W. B. 
DERBYSHIRE. 
“ I had the best crop in the district, 65 tons to the acre.’ 
J. A. S. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel far exceeds any other variety I 
have ever grown ; the roots are large, well-shaped, and per- 
fectly sound.” — J. B. 
“ I consider Carters’ Windsor Mangel one of the best 
varieties, both in quality and quantity. I have myself grown, 
and have also seen on other farms, crops of over 60 tons per 
acre.”— W. T. 
DEVONSHIRE. 
“ I have tried eight different sorts of Mangel this year, but 
Carters’ Windsor is by far the best.” — J. S. C. 
“ I have tried Carters’ Windsor Mangel against three other 
sorts, and it has produced the best and heaviest crop.” — A. B. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has turned out remarkably well, 
and has produced the best crop of three varieties grown in one 
field.”- R. T. S. 
“ CarteraWindsor Mangel is the best I ever had." — P. G. 
“I am very pleased with Carters’ Windsor Mangel; they 
are of splendid quality, with very fine tap root, and lift 
easily.”— R. M. 
DORSET. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel is far away the best in the 
neighbourhood and greatly admired ; they had no special care, 
and are calculated to be at the rate of 40 tons per acre." 
Rev. G. H. B. 
DURHAM. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel is a very good crop, much larger 1 
and heavier than Intermediate.” — G. H. 
ESSEX. 
“ Your Windsor Mangel did very well on low ground. 
Where there was some moisture they were magnificent, and I 
saw no fields of Mange) round here where so few had run to 
seed.” — A. G. 
” I grew Carters’ Windsor Mangel side by side with a good 
well-known sort, and it is decidedly the best. It has less top 
of any Mangel I ever grew." — W. D. 
“ I have the best Mangel I have had for ten years grown 
from Carters' Windsor. They are very clean, and of excellent 
quality.” — G. J. 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 
“The seed I bought of you last year produced the best 
Mangel I have ever grown ; they were much admired.” — F. B. 
“ I have four sorts of Mangel planted, but I find Carters’ 
Windsor by far the best, beating Yellow Globe by tons per 
acre.” — J. H. C. 
“I am very pleased with Carters’ Windsor Mangel, and, 
although not sown until the 8th June, the crop is nearly twice 
as heavy as another sort which was drilled side by side at the 
same time."— G. D. 
HAMPSHIRE. 
“ I consider Carters’ Windsor Mangel a very j*ood variety 
both in colour, size, and keeping qualities.”— J . T 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangels are the finest I have ever 
grown, and shall sow them again another year." — J. M. 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel is tar in front in quality and 
weight to two other sorts which were grown side by side." 
J ■ S. 
“ Carters’ V\ indsor Mangel has done well The judges said 
they were the best quality Mangel they had seen. 1 planted 
it against other sorts, but the Windsor was much the heaviest 
crop.” — T. A. B. 
HERTFORDSHIRE. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangel on the Barnet Local Boards 
Farm grew 70 tons per acre, and fetched £33 per acre at 
public auction.” — C. N. 
" I sowed the Mangel alongside some I had from two 
other seedsmen ; yours were far better in every point, and 
especially in germination.” — R. F. G. 
“ I have grown five different sorts of Mangel side by side, 
and Carters' Windsor gives the largest yield bv far.” 
H. W. B. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel is by far the best of four 
different kinds, being large and of good quality." — T. W. 
“ Careers’ Windsor Mangel has turned out very successful, 
and is the best crop in the neighbourhood." — G. f\ 
HUNTINGDONSHIRE. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel has turned out splendid, and 
1 have never seen a better cropper.” — G. S. 
IRELAND. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel roots are the best in the field, 
of an even size and very healthy.” — Miss O’G. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel is a decided improvement. It 
is a heavy cropper, easy to grow, and a great acquisition to 
the farmer." — G. H. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel has given great satisfaction. 
I have two other varieties in the same field, and they are 
nothing compared to it." — Th. H. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has produced the soundest and 
heaviest crop I have had for the past xo years. ’ — W. J. D. 
“ I decidedly prefer Carters' Windsor Mangel to any of the 
globe sorts that 1 have seen hitherto.” — Rev. C. C. 
KENT. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangel is the largest 1 have ever grown, 
and a great improvement upon other varieties.” — G. A. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel have turned out remarkably 
well. They were sown side by side of other varieties, under 
the same conditions, and are superior in every way, the roots 
being large, of good shape, and superb quality.’’ — J. K. 
LANCASHIRE. 
“ I have some fine large roots of Caiters’ Windsor Mangel, 
which pull very clean, and shall sow more next year." — T. A. ! 
LEICESTERSHIRE. 
“ I have grown two acres of Carters’ Windsor Mangel in 
a plot of five acres, cultivated exactly alike, and all sown the 
same day, and it far surpasses either of the other sorts both in 
weight and quantity."— J . T. 
“ I am well satisfied with Carters’ Windsor Mangel. 1 
tried it against varieties procured from two other firms, but 
the Windsor Prizetaker proved the best." — W. B. 
LINCOLNSHIRE. 
“ I consider Carters’ Windsor Mangel the best I have ever 
grown. I tried them by side of another variety."- A. C. 
“ 1 grew acres of Carters’ Windsor Mangel, and it yielded 
40 large cartloads of good roots." — T. J. L. 
"Carters' Windsor Mangel has given me every satisfaction, 
and consider I have the best crop in my district." — W. G. 
MIDDLESEX. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangel has given me every satisfaction, 
and the roots are very sound, and of exceptional quality. 
I gained first prize at the Middlesex Agricultural Society 
with a weight of a little over 57 tons per acre.” — G. T. 
MONMOUTHSHIRE. 
“ The largest and heaviest cropper I have ever grown. I 
have been a cultivator of Mangels for t6 years.” — K. 
NORFOLK. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel is the best crop I have grown 
for 10 years.” — C. J. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has given me great satis- 
faction, the roots being handsome and perfectly true to the 
description given in catalogue.” — A. W. 
“ I like Carters’ Windsor Mangel very much, and shall 
certainly grow it next year. My man says there will be 
as many loads on one acre as there will be on an acre and a 
half of another sort, and which are growing on either side.” — 
Rev. S. F. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel is the best crop I have had 
for several years. The roots are very clean, with little top, 
and free from fangs." — Sir W F., Bt. 
“ I have tried Carters' Windsor Mangel against other 
sortSj and they produced by far the best roots and the 
heaviest crop.” — T. B. 
“ The seeds I have had from you have all turned out 
remarkably well. The Windsor Mangels are the largest I 
have ever grown.’’— E. M. 
NORTHAMPTON. 
“ I won the first prize for Mangel easily, in fact, you could 
have put all the others inside them." — W. L. J. 
“ I was much pleased with the Windsor Mangel. I won 
first prize at Northampton.” — E. W. 
“I ordered Carters' Windsor Mangel for a small farmer in 
this village, and he is very much pleased with the result. He 
tells me the roots arc the best in the parish." — Miss E. C. S. 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 
“ I am very pleased with Carters’ Windsor Mangel. I 
grew 45 to 50 tons per acre, and can with confidence 
recommend it." — W. P. 
OXFORDSHIRE. 
“I am more than pleased with Carters’ Windsor Mangel. 
Ihe roots are the finest I have ever grown.” — L. L. 
RUTLAND. 
“ I sowed two acres for trial this year, and they are by 
far the best of two other lots. I shall sow no other next 
season."— L. 
SHROPSHIRE. 
V I find an increase of about five tons per acre in the 
Windsor Mangel over the other Globe varieties, and shall 
recommend same to all I can.”— S. E. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has done remarkably well. 1 
tried it against two well-known sorts, and it has produced 
a heavier crop." — T. J. H. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangel is the best I have ever grown, 
with smooth skin, and very little top." — W. D. K. 
STAFFORDSHIRE. 
“ Had I have had all Carters’ Windsor Mangel I should 
have had tons to the acre more. No more cheap seed for 
me." — R. L. 
“The wirewonn took nearly one-third of the other roots, 
but never touched the Windsor. The crop must have 
been 10 to 15 tons more per acre." — W. M. 
“ It stood the drought better than any other and gave 
by far the best crop. ’ — W\ B. 
SUFFOLK. 
“Carters' Windsor is the best Mangel seen about here." 
J. W. 
“ I sowed 24 lbs. of Carters’ Windsor Mangel, and can 
confirm all you say about it. It’s nothing to find them 25 
inches round.” — E. A. P. 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has given me every satisfaction. 
I have 106J tumbrel loads off five acres.”— W. J. 
“Carters’ Windsor Prizetaker Mangel proved the best of 
five sorts I have grown, and I intend to have more another 
year." — W. S. 
SURREY. 
“ I am perfectly satisfied with Carters' Windsor Mangel, 
and consider the extra price per pound a good investment. 
V E. H. 
“ After carefully comparing Carters’ Windsor Mangel with 
others grown under similar conditions, I find them much 
larger and of excellent quality.”—' T. W. A. L. 
SUSSEX. 
“ 1 am glad to say I have been successful in taking first 
prize for three years with your Windsor Prize Mangel, the 
Judge remarking that they were the best he had seen for a 
long time.” — T. S. 
“ I have some very fine roots of Cartels' Windsor Mangel. 
They are the best I ever had, and a good shape." — W. C. 
“ 1 have grown Carters' Windsor Mangel, and the roots 
are magnificent, the skin being smooth, with small top, and 
they are the talk of the neighbourhood." — S. P. 
“ My crop of Carters’ Windsor Mangel is very’ satisfactory, 
weighing 50 tons per acre." — T. J. E. D. 
WALES. 
" Carters’ Windsor Mangel is far superior to seed procured 
from a local tradesman, and I shall try them again next year.” 
“ Carters’ Windsor Mangel has done remarkably well. 1 
tried it against seed from two other leading firms, but the 
‘ Windsor ' excels. The roots are large and even in shape.” 
J. M. W. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangel are much heavier than any 
other sort, and shall certainly sow more next year.”— S. P. 
“ I have secured a very heavy crop from Carters' Windsor 
Mangel, and the roots are the finest I ever saw." — O. G. J. 
“ I took the County Prize — the roots weighed as much as 
the second and third lot together.” — R. R. 
“Carters’ Windsor Prizetaker Mangel is the best in the 
neighbourhood." — J. R. 
WESTMORLAND. 
“ Carters' Windsor Mangel is the best variety that has come 
under my observation, both in size and quality, and it is a 
splendid keeper. I can safely say that the crop is from 10 to 20 
ions per acre heavier than any other I have grown." — T. T. R. 
WILTSHIRE. 
“ Having tried Carters' Windsor Mangel 1 can testify to 
its superior quality, both as regards heavy croppers and good 
shape." — H. P. 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
“The Mangel has turned out extraordinary. There is 
none like them for miles round." — G. W, 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel has given every satisfaction, 
and the crop is the best in the neighbourhood." — R. F. 
YORKSHIRE. 
“ Windsor Mangel did well, and gave a return of 78 tons 
per acre.” — G. S. 
“ I have just finished pulling the Windsor Prizetaker 
Mangel, which, without doubt has its proper name I sowed 
two acres the middle of April, and they are the talk of the 
district, being on the York and Malton roadside. I had one 
acre measured, and had the large yield of go cart loads, which 
I calculate at least 15 cwt. to the load "— W W. 
“ I tried Carters' Windsor Mangel by side of five different 
varieties, including Yellow Globe, and have 10 tons per acre 
more of Windsors than any other." — W. W. 
“Carters’ Windsor Mangel has proouced the largest crop I 
have had during my ten years’ occupation."— G. C. 
CARTERS’. 237. 238 & 97. HIGH HOLBORN, 
LONDON. -1901. 
