Three generationsof neighbors,one counter,every bolt you need.
Prairie Hardware has kept Whitfield’s farms running since 1947. Dale will help you figure out the right tool, cut the key, sharpen the chain saw, and get you back to work today.
Our front door swings about three hundred times on a Saturday. Half the folks call Dale by his first name before he looks up.
Call us, come in, or we’ll drive it out. Whichever gets you back in the field faster.
- Years open
- 79
- Generations
- 3
- Shop dogs
- 1
Eight things we do you can’t get at a box store.
You can order a bolt online in ninety seconds and wait two days for it to show up. Or you can call us at seven in the morning, drive over, and be back on the tractor by eight. Your call.
- 01
Key cutting
Kwikset, Schlage, Yale. In and out in three minutes. Bring the blank or we’ll match it.
- 02
Chain saw sharpening
Drop off in the morning, pick up after lunch. We test-run every chain before you leave.
- 03
Small engine repair
Briggs & Stratton, Honda, Kohler. Mowers, pumps, generators. We order parts overnight.
- 04
Glass cutting
Cut to size while you wait. Window panes, picture frames, cabinet shelves. Clean edges.
- 05
Paint matching
Benjamin Moore color spectrometer. Bring a chip, a lid, a board. We’ll nail the shade.
- 06
Screen & window repair
New screen, new spline, new frame if you need it. Reasonable and quick.
- 07
Propane refills
Grill tanks, RV tanks, forklift cylinders. Refill, exchange, or inspection.
- 08
Special-order parts
If we don’t have it on the shelf, it’s usually on a truck the next day.
Not sure which one you need? Describe it. Dale’s been doing this since before the Astros had a roof.
Call (620) 555‑0124 →What’s on the shelf.
Eight aisles, stocked for the way Montgomery County actually works. If it’s not on the floor, it’s on a truck for tomorrow.
A Morton has answered the phone here since 1947.
Three generations. Same building. Same bell above the door. My granddad opened in the spring of ’47 because he was tired of driving to Independence for a box of nails. My dad put a second counter in when farmers started calling before breakfast.
I took over in 2004. I added the paint spectrometer, the propane rack, and a dog named Buck. Everything else is about the same.
— Dale Morton, owner
- Owner
- Dale Morton
- Shop dog
- Buck
- Founded
- 1947
- Service area
- Whitfield & county
Third generation. Married to Susan.
Sometimes sits at the front counter. Good boy.
Opened by Clarence Morton on Main Street.
All Montgomery County farms. If it’s urgent, we drive it out.
Dale saved my harvest when my baler belt snapped on a Saturday. He drove out with a replacement in 20 minutes.
The only place in 30 miles that still cuts glass to order.
They remembered my kid’s birthday.
Main Street,
Whitfield,
Kansas.
If it’s urgent and you’re out on the combine, call first. We’ll put the part in the truck and meet you at the gate.
- Monday
- 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday
- 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Friday
- 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday
- 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Sunday
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm