Exhibit 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                            FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.

I, James E. Ferrell, certify that:


     1.   I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Ferrellgas
          Partners, L.P.;

     2.   Based on my knowledge,  this annual report does not contain any untrue
          statement  of a  material  fact  or  omit to  state  a  material  fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under
          which such  statements  were made, not misleading  with respect to the
          period covered by this annual report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
          information  included in this  annual  report,  fairly  present in all
          material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and
          cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods  presented in
          this annual report;

     4.   The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
          establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
          defined in Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(e)(4)  and  15d-15(e))  for the
          registrant and we have:

          a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures,  or caused such
               disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to be  designed  under our
               supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to the
               registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made
               known to us by others within those entities,  particularly during
               the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

          b.   evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's   disclosure
               controls  and   procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our
               conclusions  about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls
               and  procedures,  as of the  end of the  period  covered  by this
               report based on such evaluation; and

          c.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's  internal
               control  over  financial   reporting  that  occurred  during  the
               registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's  fourth
               fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of an  annual  report)  that  has
               materially  affected,  or is  reasonably  likely to  affect,  the
               registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

     5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,  based
          on our most recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
          reporting,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit  committee of
          registrant's  board of directors  (or persons  forming the  equivalent
          function):

          a.   all  significant  deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses  in the
               design or operation of internal control over financial  reporting
               which are reasonably  likely to adversely affect the registrant's
               ability to record, process,  summarize and report financial data;
               and

          b.   any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
               internal controls.

Date: October 20, 2003

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


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                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                            FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.


I, Kevin T. Kelly, certify that:


     1.   I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Ferrellgas
          Partners, L.P.;

     2.   Based on my knowledge,  this annual report does not contain any untrue
          statement  of a  material  fact  or  omit to  state  a  material  fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under
          which such  statements  were made, not misleading  with respect to the
          period covered by this annual report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
          information  included in this  annual  report,  fairly  present in all
          material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and
          cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods  presented in
          this annual report;


     4.   The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
          establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
          defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e)(4)  and  15d-15(e)4)  for the
          registrant and we have:

          a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures,  or caused such
               disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to be  designed  under our
               supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to the
               registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made
               known to us by others within those entities,  particularly during
               the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

          b.   evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's   disclosure
               controls  and   procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our
               conclusions  about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls
               and  procedures,  as of the  end of the  period  covered  by this
               report based on such evaluation; and

          c.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's  internal
               control  over  financial   reporting  that  occurred  during  the
               registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's  fourth
               fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of an  annual  report)  that  has
               materially  affected,  or is  reasonably  likely to  affect,  the
               registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

     5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,  based
          on our most recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
          reporting,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit  committee of
          registrant's  board of directors  (or persons  forming the  equivalent
          function):

          a.   all  significant  deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses  in the
               design or operation of internal control over financial  reporting
               which are reasonably  likely to adversely affect the registrant's
               ability to record, process,  summarize and report financial data;
               and

          b.   any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
               internal controls.

Date: October 20, 2003

                                          /s/ Kevin T. Kelly
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Kevin T. Kelly
                                          Senior Vice President and Chief
                                          Financial Officer of Ferrellgas, Inc.,
                                          general partner of the registrant