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 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 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 of operations of the
        Company.


Dated:  March 10, 2005



/s/ James F. Wright
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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