EXHIBIT 32.2

                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION*

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 28, 2005, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Donald
J. Radkoski, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of
my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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 Company.

Date: December 7, 2005


                                        /s/ Donald J. Radkoski
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                                        Donald J. Radkoski
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)

*    This certification is being furnished as required by Rule 13a-14(b) under
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 1350
     of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, and shall not be
     deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise
     subject to the liability of that Section. This certification shall not be
     deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
     Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.


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