Exhibit 99.1

         BROOKE FRANCHISE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES JUNE FRANCHISE ADDITIONS

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shawn Lowry, President of
Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX),
announced selected June 2005 results.

Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation assisted franchisees and
others in the acquisition of businesses in the states of Arizona, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio
and Texas. Lowry stated, "Primarily as a result of converting business
acquisitions into franchises and the start up of new franchises, Brooke
Franchise Corporation added 22 new franchise locations in June and received
approximately $3,850,000 in initial franchise and consulting fees." To help
observers put the June expansion into perspective, Lowry noted that an average
of 14 new franchise locations was added each month in the prior 12 months
resulting in an average of approximately $2,200,000 in initial franchise and
consulting fees in each of these months.

About our company ... Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX) that distributes insurance, financial, and funeral
services through a network of more than 440 franchise locations. The Brooke
organization was founded on the belief that local business owners distribute
insurance and related services more efficiently than others if supported by a
franchise system.

Contact ... Anita Larson, Brooke Corporation, larsa@brookecorp.com or
913-661-0123.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements: the uncertainty that the Company will achieve its short-term and
long-term profitability and growth goals, uncertainties associated with market
acceptance of and demand for the Company's products and services, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, the dependence on third-party suppliers and
their pricing, its ability to meet product demand, the availability of funding
sources, the exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with the
development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political and
regulatory environments, changes in management, the dependence on intellectual
property rights, the effectiveness of internal controls, and risks and factors
described from time to time in reports and registration statements filed by
Brooke Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission.. Investors are
directed to Brooke Corporation's most recent annual, quarterly and current
reports, which are available from Brooke Corporation without charge or at
http://www.sec.gov , for a more complete description of Brooke's business.

SOURCE  Brooke Corporation
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/CONTACT:  Anita Larson of Brooke Corporation, larsa@brookecorp.com or
+1-913-661-0123/
/Web site:  http://www.brookecorp.com /