About Krause Corporation

1916	The year was 1916. Henry Krause built his first one-way disc plow in a small farm shop in Western Kansas. Designed to leave more residue on the soil surface to fight wind erosion, Henry Krause's one-way was the first Conservation tillage tool! His neighbors saw the plow and were impressed with its value as a special tool for their own farming conditions and asked Henry to build more.
1920	In the early 1920's Henry Krause's one-way business had outgrown his Western Kansas location and he purchased the Twin Wheel Windmill factory in Hutchinson, Kansas, about 35 miles northwest of Wichita. This location and facility enabled Henry Krause to expand his one-way plow business and fill the growing needs of America's farmers. And expand it did. During World War Two Krause was given a steel allotment and continued production of one-way plows to help America's farmers produce more efficiently. With a Krause one-way a farmer could till as many as 100 acres per day.
1947 1997	In the years after World War Two, Krause's business grew by leaps and bounds. In 1946 over 10,000 one-ways were produced and sold. 1947 saw this number increase to 15,000 plows. It was calculated that in 1947 Krause one-ways tilled over 19 million acres and helped produce 380 million bushels of wheat! From that humble beginning in a small farm shop in Meade County, Kansas, the Krause Corporation has grown into one of the world's top manufacturers of tillage equipment and grain drills. In 1988 Fortune Magazine listed Krause tillage equipment as among the 100 products that America makes best. Today Krause's modern production facility in Hutchinson, Kansas covers 40 acres with over 400,000 square feet of manufacturing space under roof. Krause Corporation, still under close family ownership, produces the largest selection of farm tillage equipment and grain drills of any short line manufacturer in the world. Krause products include, disc harrows, field cultivators, chisel plows, disc/coulter chisels, Landsman and Landstar one-pass finishers, row crop cultivators, no-till and minimum till grain drills and soil packers. In 1996, Krause celebrated its 80th year of manufacturing.
2000	Krause Corporation products are well recognized as the finest quality available. Krause Corporation continues to lead the industry with innovative products that respond to the needs of today's modern agricultural producer. Our commitment is to provide our customers with the best equipment and service in the business.