41. The first Crofters Commission was established in 1886 by the Crofters 'Holdings ( Scotland ) Act. 42. The soil is often poor, and crofters have to supplement their earnings with part-time jobs. 43. The population peaked at 158 in 1851, following eviction of crofters from Skye in the Highland Clearances. 44. Another Crofters 'Act was created in 1993 ( the Crofters'( Scotland ) Act 1993 ). 45. Another Crofters'Act was created in 1993 ( the Crofters '( Scotland ) Act 1993 ). 46. There the crofters decided to attempt to raise enough money to buy the estate and run it themselves. 47. They were former crofters on the Sutherland Estate who were removed as part of an agricultural improvement scheme. 48. They encounter loyal clansmen at war, kindly shepherds, power-hungry lairds, and staunch crofters . 49. He had been a part-time crofter most of his life, and active in local politics. 50. In his final battle with crofter Sandy Breamer, Black Eric fell to his death in the sea.
