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.
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.
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!
