The Lincoln Legend 11 ink jet coder is a self-contained, non-contact, ink jet coding system for use on porous surfaces. It includes a self-contained display and keyboard to program type settings. It can print two lines of 1/2" or 3/4" type or one line of 1" in normal or bold. The Lincoln Legend 11 can be programmed for delay to print on a specific area of the bag. It can also be programmed to provide date, Julian date or provide an incremented count on bags.