Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  Amendment  No.  3 to
Registration Statement No. 333-103267 of Ferrellgas Partners,  L.P. on Form S-3,
in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1 to  Registration  Statement No.  33-55185 of
Ferrellgas  Partners,  L.P.  on  Form  S-4 to  Form  S-1  and in  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration  Statements No.  333-87633 and No.  333-84344 of
Ferrellgas  Partners,  L.P.  on  Form  S-8  of our  reports,  which  express  an
unqualified opinion and include an explanatory  paragraph relating to changes in
accounting principles, dated September 29, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Ferrellgas Partners, L. P. for the year ended July 31, 2003.


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