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EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State onFebruary 14, 1994 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-102768,filed with the Commission on January 28, 2003. and incorporated herein by reference).

3.2 Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company, filed with theDelaware Secretary of State on April 28, 1995 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8,

Registration No. 333-102768, filed with the Commission on January 28, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).

3.3 Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company, filed with theDelaware Secretary of State on May 13, 1994 (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8,Registration No. 333-102768, filed with the Commission on January 28, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).

3.4 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.7 to Registrant's RegistrationStatement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-73028, filed with the Commission on December 17, 1993, and incorporatedherein by reference).

3.5 Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated By-Laws (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 4, 2004, Commission File No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein by reference)

4.1 Form of Specimen Certificate representing the Company's Common Stock, par value $.008 per share (filed as Exhibit 4.2to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-73028, filed with theCommission on January 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.1 Indenture of Lease, dated as of January 1, 1986, between the Company and Joseph D. Maxwell and Juliann K. Maxwell(relating to Nashville, Tennessee store) (filed as Exhibit 10.18 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,Registration No. 33-73028, filed with the Commission on December 17, 1993, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2 Tractor Supply Company 1994 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.28 to Registrant's Registration Statement on FormS-1, Registration No. 33-73028, filed with the Commission on December 17, 1993, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.3 Amendment to the Tractor Supply Company 1994 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to Registrant's RegistrationStatement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-10699, filed with the Commission on June 14, 1999, and incorporated hereinby reference).

10.4 Second Amendment to the Tractor Supply Company 1994 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.44 to Registrant'sAnnual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 24, 2000, Commission File No. 000-23314, andincorporated herein by reference).

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10.5 Certificate of Insurance relating to the Medical Expense

Reimbursement Plan of the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.33 to

Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration

No. 33-73028, filed with the Commission on December 17, 1993,

and incorporated herein by reference).

10.6 Summary Plan Description of the Executive Life Insurance Plan of

the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.34 to Registrant's Registration

Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-73028, filed with the

Commission on December 17, 1993, and incorporated herein by

reference).

10.7 Tractor Supply Company 1996 Associate Stock Purchase Plan (filed

as Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form

S-8, Registration No. 333-10699, filed with the Commission on

August 23, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.8 Tractor Supply Company Restated 401(k) Retirement Plan (filed as

Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3,

Registration No. 333-35317, filed with the Commission on

September 10, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.9 Second Amendment to Tractor Supply Company Restated 401(k)

Retirement Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.57 to Registrant's Annual

Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 23,

2001, Commission File No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein by

reference).

10.10 Trust Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant's

Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-35317,

filed with the Commission on September 10, 1997, and

incorporated herein by reference).

10.11 Split-Dollar Agreement, dated January 27, 1998, between the

Company and Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr., Tara Anne Scarlett and

Andrew Sinclair Scarlett (filed as Exhibit 10.45 to Registrant's

Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March

17, 1999, Commission File No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein

by reference).

10.12 Agreement, effective August 1, 1999 between the Company and

General Drivers & Helpers Union, Local #554 (filed as Exhibit

10.45 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the

Commission on March 24, 2000, Commission No. 000-23314, and


10.13 Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as

Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8,

Registration No. 333-102768, filed with the Commission on

January 28, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.14 First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of December 18,

2000, between Tractor Supply Company and GOF Partners (filed as

Exhibit 10.56 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed

with the Commission on March 23, 2001, Commission File No.

000-23314, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.15 Transportation Management Services Agreement between UPS

Logistics Group, Inc. and Tractor Supply Company dated May 10,

2001 (filed as Exhibit 10.58 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on

Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 14, 2001Commission File No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein by

reference).

10.16 Tractor Supply Company Executive Deferred Compensation Plan,

dated November 11, 2001 (filed as Exhibit 10.58 to Registrant's

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May

13, 2002, Commission File No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein

by reference).




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10.17 Letter Agreement between Tractor Supply Company and the Joint

Venture formed by Great American Group, Gordon Brothers Retail

Partners, LLC and DJM Asset Management, dated December 14, 2001

(filed as Exhibit 10.59 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form

10-Q, filed with the Commission on May 13, 2002, Commission File

No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.18 Amended Letter Agreement between the members of the joint

venture comprised of Tractor Supply Company, Great American

Group, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC and DJM Asset

Management, dated January 8, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 10.60 toRegistrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the

Commission on May 13, 2002, Commission File No. 000-23314, and


10.19 Agency Agreement between Quality Stores, Inc. and Tractor Supply

Company et al., dated December 31, 2001 (filed as Exhibit 10.61

to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the

Commission on May 13, 2002, Commission File No. 000-23314, and


10.20 Amendment No. 1 to the Agency Agreement between Quality Stores,

Inc. and Tractor Supply Company et al., dated January 4, 2002





Inc. and Tractor Supply Company et al., dated January 30, 2002





Inc. and Tractor Supply company et al., dated January 31, 2002




10.23 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2002 by and

among Tractor Supply Company, the banks party thereto and Bank

of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit

10.65 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with

the Commission on November 12, 2002, Commission File No.


10.24 Revolving Note, dated as of August 15, 2002 between Tractor

Supply Company and Bank of America, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.66

to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the

Commission on November 12, 2002, Commission File No. 000-23314,



Supply Company and U.S. Bank, N. A. (filed as Exhibit 10.67 to

Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the




Supply Company and SouthTrust Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.68 to

Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with theCommission on November 12, 2002, Commission File No. 000-23314,





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Supply Company and AmSouth Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.69 to





Supply Company and SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A. (filed as

Exhibit 10.70 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,

filed with the Commission on November 12, 2002, Commission File



Supply Company and Compass Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.71 to





Supply Company and Fifth Third Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.72 to





Supply Company and Branch Banking & Trust Company (filed as





Supply Company and Regions Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.74 to





Supply Company and National City Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.75 to




10.34 First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of

January 28, 2004 by and among Tractor Supply Company, the banks

party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative

Agent.

10.35 Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of

September 30, 2004 by and among Tractor Supply Company, the

banks party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as

Administrative Agent, (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on

November 4, 2004, Commission File No. 000-23314, and

incorporated herein by reference.)

10.36 Change in Control Agreement, dated August 1, 2002, between

Tractor Supply Company and Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr. (filed as





Tractor Supply Company and James F. Wright (filed as Exhibit







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Tractor Supply Company and Gerald W. Brase (filed as Exhibit





Tractor Supply Company and Calvin B. Massmann (filed as Exhibit





Tractor Supply Company and Stanley L. Ruta (filed as Exhibit




10.41 Lease Agreement dated September 26, 2003 between Tractor Supply

Company and Duke Realty Limited (filed as Exhibit 10.52 to

Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the

Commission on March 8, 2004, Commission File No. 000-23314, and


10.42 First Amendment, dated December 22, 2003 to the Tractor Supply

Company 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.53

to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the

Commission on March 8, 2004, Commission File No. 000-23314, andincorporated herein by reference).

10.43 Lease Agreement dated January 22, 2004 between Tractor Supply

Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed

as Exhibit 10.54 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K,

filed with the Commission on March 8, 2004, Commission File No.


10.44 Tractor Supply Co. 2004 Cash Incentive Plan, effective 4/15/04


10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 4, 2004, Commission

File No. 000-23314, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.45 Employment Agreement between Tractor Supply Company and James F.

Wright effective July 12, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to


Commission on August 4, 2004, Commission File No. 000-23314, and


10.46* Form of Stock Option Agreement.




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23.1* Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial

Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTUNDER THE

TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY

2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of ___ ___, between TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, aDelaware corporation (the -- "Company"), and ____________ (the "Optionee").

The Company's Stock Option Committee has determined that the objectives of the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the"Plan") will be furthered by granting to the Optionee an option pursuant to the Plan.

In consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual undertakings set forth in this Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement"),the Company and the Optionee hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee a stock option to purchase _______ sharesof the Common Stock of the Company, at a purchase price of _______ per share, which option is intended to qualify for thespecial incentive stock option tax treatment described in Code section 422.

The Company cannot guarantee that the special tax treatment will apply. For example, if the Optionee sells the Common

Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of this option either within two years after the date of this Agreement or within oneyear after the date this option (or part thereof) is exercised, this special tax treatment will not apply.

If the option (or any part thereof) does not qualify for incentive stock option treatment for any reason, then, to the extent ofsuch nonqualification, the option (or portion thereof) shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option granted under the Plan,provided that the option (or portion thereof) otherwise satisfies the terms and conditions of the Plan generally relating tononqualified stock options.

SECTION 2. EXERCISABILITY. Subject to Section 4 hereof and Section 2.7 of the Plan, the option shall be exercisable asfollows:

The option shall not be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant, and shall become cumulativelyexercisable with respect to 33.3% of the shares of Common Stock subject thereto, rounded down to the next lower full share,on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and with respect to an additional 33.3% of the shares of Common Stock subjectthereto, rounded

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% of Shares Cumulative

Becoming % of Shares

On and After Exercisable Exercisable

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VEST 1 DATE 33.3% 33.3%

VEST 2 DATE 33.3% 66.6%

through VEST3 DATE 33.4% 100.0%




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down to the next lower full share, on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and shall become 100% exercisable on thethird anniversary of the date of grant, and shall remain 100% exercisable until the day prior to DATE4 and shall terminateand cease to be exercisable on DATE4.

SECTION 3. METHOD OF OPTION EXERCISE; INVOLUNTARY OPTION CASH-OUT.

(a) The option or any part thereof may be exercised only by giving to the Company written notice of exercise in the formattached hereto as EXHIBIT A. The Optionee shall exercise any options through the Company sponsored exercise program.The Optionee shall have no right to receive shares of Common Stock with respect to an option exercise, prior to the optionexercise date. For purposes of this Agreement, the option exercise date shall be deemed to be the sixth business dayimmediately following the date written notice of exercise is received by the Company.

(b) At any time after the Company's receipt of written notice of exercise and prior to the option exercise date, the Committee,in its sole discretion, shall have the right, by written notice to the Optionee, to cancel the option or any part thereof subject tothe written notice of exercise if the Committee, in its sole judgment, determines that legal or contractual restrictions and/orblockage and/or other market considerations would make the Company's acquisition of Common Stock from, and/or theOptionee's sale of Common Stock to, the public markets illegal, impracticable or inadvisable if the Committee determines toso cancel the option or any part thereof subject to the written notice of exercise, the Company shall pay to the Optionee anamount equal to the excess (if any) of(i) the aggregate fair market value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the option or part thereof cancelled (determined

as of the option exercise date) over (ii) the aggregate option exercise price of the shares of Common Stock subject to theoption or part thereof cancelled. Such amount shall be delivered to the Optionee as soon as practicable after such option orpart thereof is cancelled.

SECTION 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

(a) GENERAL RULE. The non-vested portion of any option shall terminate and expire upon the Optionee's termination ofemployment for any reason (including death); the vested portion shall remain exercisable following termination ofemployment only under the circumstances and to the extent provided in Section 2.7 of the Plan and this Section 4.

(b) IMPROPER ACTIVITY; QUIT. If the Optionee's employment is terminated for cause or if the Optionee quitsemployment, whether or not the Optionee is a party to a written employment contract, the option granted hereunder shallterminate and expire on the day the Optionee's employment terminates. For purposes of this Section 4 and Section 2.7 of the

Plan, an Optionee's employment shall be deemed to have been terminated for "cause" if he is discharged on account of fraudor embezzlement or other unlawful or tortuous conduct, whether or not involving or against the Company or any Affiliate, orfor violation of a policy of the Company or any Affiliate or for serious and willful acts of misconduct detrimental to thebusiness or reputation of the Company or any Affiliate (whether or not such acts constitute "cause" pursuant to any writtenemployment contract with the Optionee) or if he is discharged for "cause" or any like term as defined in any writtenemployment contract with the Optionee.

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(c) REGULAR TERMINATION; LEAVES OF ABSENCE. If the Optionee's employment terminates for reasons other thanas provided in subsection (b) above or subsection (d) below, the vested portion of the option granted hereunder may beexercised until the earlier of (i) three months after the day his employment terminates and (ii) the date on which the optionotherwise terminates or expires in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement (disregardingthis Section 4 and Section 2.7 of the Plan); PROVIDED that the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, such longeror shorter period for exercise in the case of an individual whose employment terminates solely because his employer ceasesto be an Affiliate or he transfers his employment with the Company's consent to a purchaser of a business disposed of by the

Company. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine (A) whether any leave of absence (including short-term or long-term disability or medical leave) constitutes a termination of employment within the meaning of the Plan and (B) the impact,if any, of any such leave on awards under the Plan theretofore made to an Optionee who takes any such leave.

(d) DEATH. In the event that the optionee's employment terminates by reason of death, or if the Optionee's employment shallterminate as described in subsection (c) above and he dies within the period for exercise provided for therein, the vestedportion of the option shall be exercisable by the person to whom the option has passed under the Optionee's will (or ifapplicable, pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution) until the earlier of (i) one year after the Optionee's death and (ii)the date on which the option otherwise terminates or expires in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan and thisAgreement (disregarding this Section 4 and Section 2.7 of the Plan).

(e) RIGHT OF DISCHARGE RESERVED. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee or anyother person the right to continue in the employment of the Company or any Affiliate or affect any right which the Company

or any Affiliate may have to terminate the employment of the Optionee or any other person.

SECTION 5. WITHHOLDING TAX REQUIREMENTS. If as a condition of delivery of shares of Common Stock upon theOptionee's exercise of an option granted hereunder the Committee determines that it is necessary or advisable to withhold anamount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and other governmental withholding tax requirements related thereto, then theOptionee shall be required to satisfy all withholding tax requirements related to such option in accordance with Section 3.4 ofthe Plan. By entering into this Agreement, the Optionee hereby agrees that, if the Committee shall make such determination,then (a) the Optionee shall remit the full amount necessary to satisfy such withholding tax requirements within 15 days afterhis receipt of a statement for such amount from the Committee (unless and to the extent that the Committee permits theOptionee to use the method of payment described in Section 3.4(b) of the Plan), and (b) the Company shall be entitled towithhold the amount of any such tax requirements from any salary or other payments due to the Optionee, and to refuse torecognize such option exercise until full satisfaction of such withholding tax requirements. The Optionee further agrees andacknowledges that all other taxes, duties and fees related to such option exercise are for the Optionee's own account and mustbe paid directly by the Optionee.

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SECTION 6. PLAN PROVISIONS TO PREVAIL. This Agreement shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of thePlan, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, including, without limitation, the provisionsof Section 3.2 (generally relating to consents required by securities and other laws) and 3.11 (generally relating to the effectsof certain reorganizations and other extraordinary transactions) of the Plan. Any term defined in the Plan shall have the samemeaning in this Agreement as in the Plan. In the event there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreementand the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

SECTION 7. OPTIONEE'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. By entering into this Agreement the Optionee agrees andacknowledges that (a) he has received and read a copy of the Plan, including, without limitation, Section 3.8(c) thereof(generally relating to waivers of claims to continued exercise or vesting of awards, damages and severance entitlementsrelated to non-continuation of awards), and accepts this option upon all of the terms thereof, and (b) no member of theCommittee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement orany award thereunder or hereunder.

SECTION 8. NONTRANSFERABILITY. No right granted to the Optionee under the Plan or this Agreement shall beassignable or transferable by the Optionee (whether by operation of law or otherwise and whether voluntarily orinvoluntarily), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the Optionee, all rightsgranted to the Optionee under the Plan or under this Agreement shall be exercisable only by the Optionee.

SECTION 9. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the

option may not be exercised until the Optionee has returned an executed copy of this Agreement to the Company.

SECTION 10. NOTICES. Any notice to be given to the Company hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to theCorporate Secretary of Tractor Supply Company at 320 Plus Park Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37217, or at such otheraddress as the Company may hereafter designate to the Optionee by notice as provided herein. Any notice to be given to theOptionee hereunder shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth below or at such other address as the Optioneemay hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein. Notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been dulygiven when received by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail to the party entitled to receive the same.

SECTION 11. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the partieshereto and the successors and assigns of the Company and, to the extent set forth in Section 3.3 of the Plan and Section 8hereof, the heirs and personal representatives of the Optionee.

SECTION 12. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internallaws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

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SECTION 13. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, changed or dischargedother than by a written instrument signed by or on behalf of both the Company and the Optionee.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY OPTIONEE:

By: _______________________ _________________________

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EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE NOTICE

Corporate SecretaryTractor Supply Company200 Powell PlaceBrentwood, TN 37027

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right of purchase represented by the attached Stock OptionAgreement (the "Agreement"), dated ___________, for, and to purchase thereunder, _________ shares of the common stockof Tractor Supply Company (the "Common Stock"), as provided for therein. The full amount of the option exercise priceshall be paid on the option exercise date, at the time this exercise notice is received by the Company (unless the Committeeexercises its right to cancel the option (or any part thereof) subject hereto in accordance with Section 2.5(f) of the TractorSupply Company 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and Section 3 of the Agreement). Capitalized terms used but nototherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable.

Payment of the option exercise price shall be made in full in the form of a certified or official bank check or the equivalentthereof acceptable to the Committee (or if so permitted by the Committee, (i) by personal check (subject to collection), (ii) bydelivery to the Company of an assignment of the proceeds from the sale of Common Stock acquired upon exercise and anauthorization to the broker or selling agent to pay that amount to the Company or (iii) by delivery of shares of CommonStock already owned by the undersigned for at least six months prior to such delivery), or in such other manner as may be

determined by the Committee. The undersigned hereby agrees to provide, if so requested by the Committee, a written opinionof counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such assignment of proceeds from such broker or selling agent, orsuch delivery of shares of Common Stock already owned by the Optionee, if permitted by the Committee, would not result inthe Optionee incurring any liability under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and does not require anyConsent (as defined in the Plan).

The undersigned hereby agrees and acknowledges that he has received and reviewed a copy of the current prospectus relatingto the issuance of shares under the Plan and the most recent annual report to stockholders of the Company.

The undersigned hereby further agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, including,without limitation, Section 5 of the Agreement (generally relating to tax withholding requirements).

Please issue a certificate or certificates for such shares of Common Stock to me at the address set forth in the Agreement, or

in the name of ____________________________ at the address listed below:

Signature: __________________________ Date: _______________

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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-10699) and relatedProspectus pertaining to the Tractor Supply Company 1996 Associate Stock Purchase Plan; (2) the Registration Statement on

Form S-3 (File No. 333-35317) and related Prospectus pertaining to the Tractor Supply Company Restated 401(k) RetirementPlan; (3) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-80619) and related Prospectus pertaining to the TractorSupply Company 1994 Stock Option Plan; and (4) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-102768) and relatedProspectus pertaining to the Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, of our reports dated March 9, 2005, withrespect to the consolidated financial statements of Tractor Supply Company, Tractor Supply Company management'sassessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control overfinancial reporting of Tractor Supply Company, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December25, 2004.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee

March 9, 2005




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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, James F. Wright, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tractor Supply Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the 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, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for theperiods presented in this annual report.

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed underour supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to bedesigned under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringthe registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

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

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reportingwhich are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2005 /s/ James F. Wright.

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James F. Wright

President and Chief Executive Officer




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Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Calvin B. Massmann, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tractor Supply Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the 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, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for theperiods presented in this annual report.

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed underour supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to bedesigned under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringthe registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

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

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reportingwhich are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting.

1Date: March 10, 2005 /s/ Calvin B. Massmann

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Calvin B. Massmann

Senior Vice President -

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report ("Report") of Tractor Supply Company (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the fiscal

year ended December 25, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, we, James F.Wright, Chief Executive Officer, and Calvin B. Massmann, Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant toSection 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. section 1350), that to the best of our knowledge:

(1) The Report on fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results ofoperations of the Company.

Dated: March 10, 2005

/s/ James F. Wright---------------------------------------------

James F. Wright

President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Calvin B. Massmann

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Calvin B. Massmann

Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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