Dødsfald En af de gamle hedeopdyrkere i Ejstrup sogn, Erik Agerskov, Ejstrup mark, er død i sit hjem, 87 aar. Erik Agerskov var født i Them sogn. Han kom som 17-aarig til Ejstrup sogn som murerlærling hos sin morbror, Jens Eriksen, Brejl. Efter et par aars forløb købte han et stykke hede paa Ejstrup mark, og ved giftermaalet i 1901 med Marie Jensen fra Hampen købte han endnu et stykke jord, hvorpaa der var en ejendom. I de første aar kunne ejendommen ikke give føden, og Erik Agerskov havde murerarbejde for fremmede, ligesom han kørte mælk og anden fragtkørsel. Men efterhaanden som heden blev opdyrket, blev der nok at se til derhjemme, og da han i 1948 afstod ejendommen til en søn, var der ikke mere hede tilbage. Erik Agerskov var da 68 aar. Han købte endnu et stykke hede ved Fasterholtvejen. Her byggede han selv et hus og tog atter fat paa at bryde hede op, og det lykkedes ham at faa næsten det hele under plov, inden alderen begyndte at gøre sig gældende. Hans hustru døde for nogle aar siden. Selv led han under, at hans syn blev stærkt svækket, saa han nærmest var blind de sidste aar, men datteren Stinne gav ham en god og kærlig pleje. Han efterlader sig fem døtre og tre sønner. Fem af disse bor i Jylland, to paa Sjælland og en paa Fyn.

Deaths One of the old heather cultivators in Ejstrup parish, Erik Agerskov, Ejstrup mark, has died in his home, 87 years old. Erik Agerskov was born in Them parish. At the age of 17 he came to Ejstrup parish as a mason apprentice for his maternal uncle, Jens Eriksen, Brejl. After a couple of years be bought a piece of heather in Ejstrup mark, and when he in 1901 married Marie Jensen from Hampen he bought yet another piece of land with a farm building on it. The first few years the farm could not feed them, and Erik Agerskov did masonry work for others, and also had a milk route and other delivery services. But as the heather was cultivated there was plenty of work to see to at home, and when he in 1948 handed off the farm to a son, there was no more heather left. Erik Agerskov was then 68 years old. He bought yet another piece of heather near Fasterholtvejen. Here he built himself a house and once again got to work reclaiming the heather, and he managed to get nearly all of it under the plow, before his age began to take its toll. His wife died some years ago. As for him, he suffered from severely decreased eyesight, leaving him practically blind in later years, but his daughter Stinne gave him good and loving care. He leaves five daughters and three sons. Five of them live in Jylland, two in Sjælland, and one in Fyn.