Exhibit 32.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                                   SECTION 906
                                     OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the  accompanying  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of
Ferrellgas Partners,  L.P. (the "Partnership") for the year ended July 31, 2003,
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the
"Report"),  the  undersigned,  in the capacity and on the date indicated  below,
hereby  certifies  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1. The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section  13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations of the Partnership
at the dates and for the periods indicated.

     The  foregoing  certification  is made  solely  for  purposes  of 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002,  and  is  subject  to the  "knowledge"  and  "willfulness"  qualifications
contained in 18 U.S.C. Section 1350(c).

     This  certification  is being  furnished to the SEC and is not to be deemed
"filed" with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of Section 18. In addition, this certification is not
to  be  incorporated  by  reference  into  any  registration  statement  of  the
Partnership or other filing of the Partnership made pursuant to the Exchange Act
or Securities Act, unless specifically  identified as being incorporated therein
by reference.


Dated:  October 20, 2003

                                 /s/ James E. Ferrell
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 James E. Ferrell
                                 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
                                 of Ferrellgas, Inc., the Partnership's general
                                 partner


                                 /s/ Kevin T. Kelly
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Kevin T. Kelly
                                 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                 Officer of Ferrellgas, Inc., the Partnership's
                                 general partner


*A signed original of this written statement required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
has been provided to the Partnership.