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                         Ferrellgas Announces Agreement
                        to Purchase Skelgas Propane, Inc.

         LIBERTY, Mo. (March 25,  1996)--Ferrellgas  Partners,  L.P., (NYSE:FGP)
announced today that it has signed a definitive  agreement to purchase the stock
of Skelgas  Propane,  Inc., a subsidiary  of Superior  Propane Inc., of Toronto,
Canada, for total purchase  consideration in excess of $85 million.  The closing
of the  transaction  is subject to customary  conditions,  including  regulatory
approval.
         Skelgas,  which  is  the  nation's  seventh-largest  propane  supplier,
operates  92 retail  propane  outlets  across the United  States,  with sales of
approximately  97 million gallons a year to  residential,  industrial/commercial
and agricultural customers.
         "Skelgas  is an industry  pioneer,  a company  with a long,  impressive
history  of serving  its  customers  and the  propane  industry,"  says James E.
Ferrell,  Ferrellgas  Partners,  L.P., chairman and chief executive officer. "We
look forward to combining that strong  reputation with our own. This acquisition
will strengthen our presence in the propane industry. Because of the opportunity
to combine operations, we believe the acquisition will enhance the Partnership's
operating income and cash flow."
         Skelgas  was  acquired  by  Superior  Propane  in  1990  as part of the
corporation's expansion into the U.S. propane market. Superior is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Norcen Energy Resources, Limited, of Calgary.
         Based on retail gallons sold, Ferrellgas is the second-largest  propane
retailer  in  the  United  States  with   approximately   700,000   residential,
industrial/commercial, agricultural and trading customers across the nation.

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