Exhibit 99.1

        BROOKE FRANCHISE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AUGUST FRANCHISE ADDITIONS

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shawn Lowry,
President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX), announced selected August 2005 results.

Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation assisted franchisees and
others in the acquisition of businesses in the states of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania 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 23 new franchise locations in
August and received approximately $4,100,000 in initial franchise, consulting
and seller fees." To help observers put the August expansion into perspective,
Lowry noted that an average of 14 new franchise locations was added each month
in the prior 12 months resulting in a monthly average of approximately
$2,500,000 in initial franchise, consulting and seller fees.

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 475 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.

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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
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, +1-913-661-0123, or
larsa@brookecorp.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.brookecorp.com /