Noun:

बाड़े वाला कृषक,

crofters's Usage Examples:

The crofters of the Highlands and islands had their grievances also.

After 1841, however, the population in several Highland shires-in which the clearance of crofters to make way for deer was one of the most strongly-felt grievances among the Celtic part of the people-in the islands, and in some of the southern counties, diminished.

Scottish nationality was another source of enthusiasm with him; and in this connexion he displayed real sympathy with Highland home life and the grievances of the crofters.

The crofters' houses have been rebuilt of stone and lime, and are superior to those in most parts of the Highlands.

Gordon-Cumming, In the Hebrides (1883); Report of the Crofters' Commission (1884); A.

As a result of their inquiry the Crofters' Holdings Act was passed in 1886, and in the course of a few years some improvement was evident and has since been sustained.

Matters, however, were not really mended, and in 1884 a royal commission reported upon the condition of the crofters of the islands and mainland.

Sheep-farming on a large scale was next introduced, and the crofters were thrust into villages or barren corners of the land.

A Crofters' Commission constituted under the acts has power to fix fair rents, and the crofter on renunciation of his tenancy or removal from his holding is entitled to compensation for permanent improvements.

The Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Acts 1886, 1887 and 1888, confer on " crofters " special rights.

Synonyms:

small farmer,