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 Quarterly Report of Tractor Supply Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 28, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Joseph
H. Scarlett, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, and Calvin B. Massmann, 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; and

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

Dated: August 7, 2003



/s/ Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
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Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer



/s/ Calvin B. Massmann
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Calvin B. Massmann
Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Tractor Supply Company and will be retained by Tractor Supply
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.