Tractor Supply (TSCO) 10-K 2012 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32

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 29, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, we, Gregory A. Sandfort, Chief Executive Officer, and Anthony F. Crudele, Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. section 1350), that to the best of our knowledge:

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

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

Dated:  February 20, 2013

/s/ Gregory A. Sandfort

Gregory A. Sandfort

President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Anthony F. Crudele

Anthony F. Crudele

Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer