Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
05/07/2009
(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               11,500 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 (1) $ 64.445             05/04/2007(2)   (2) 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 (1) $ 51.285             05/02/2008(2)   (2) 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 (1) $ 36.4             05/01/2009(2)   (2) Common stock 549   549 D  
Deferred stock unit (1) $ 38.795 05/07/2009   A   1,288   05/07/2010(2)   (2) Common stock 1,288 $ 38.795 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   05/12/2009
**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) Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Tractor Supply Company common stock.
(2) 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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