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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JONES GERARD E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ [TSCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 200 POWELL PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2010 (Street) BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/29/2010   A(1)   887 A (1) $ 0 12,387 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified stock option

$ 36.395

02/02/2008

02/02/2015

Common stock

500

500

D

Non-Qualified stock option

$ 36.395

02/02/2009

02/02/2015

Common stock

500

500

D

Non-Qualified stock option

$ 36.395

02/02/2010

02/02/2015

Common stock

500

500

D

Non-Qualified stock option

$ 64.445

05/04/2007

05/04/2016

Common stock

2,000

2,000

D

Deferred stock unit (2)

$ 64.445

05/04/2007(3)

(3)

Common stock

310

310

D

Non-Qualified stock option

$ 51.285

05/02/2008

05/02/2018

Common stock

2,000

2,000

D

Deferred stock unit (2)

$ 51.285

05/02/2008(3)

(3)

Common stock

390

390

D

Non-Qualified stock option

$ 36.4

05/01/2009

05/01/2018

Common stock

2,000

2,000

D

Deferred stock unit (2)

$ 36.4

05/01/2009(3)

(3)

Common stock

549

549

D

Deferred stock unit (2)

$ 38.795

05/07/2010(3)

(3)

Common stock

1,288

1,288

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JONES GERARD E C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY 200 POWELL PLACE BRENTWOOD, TN 37027	X

Signatures

Gerard E. Jones By: /s/ Kurt D. Barton, as Attorney-in-Fact		05/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Tractor Supply Company 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock per unit. The RSUs vest at the end of the first anniversary date of the grant.
(2)	Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Tractor Supply Company common stock.
(3)	The deferred stock units vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person one year following the date on which the reporting person's services as a director of the Company terminates.

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