Exhibit  32.1

                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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           OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
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In connection with the Quarterly Report of Tractor Supply Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 27, 2004 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:  May 4, 2004



/s/ Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
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Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Calvin B. Massmann
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Calvin B. Massmann
Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer