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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RUTA STANLEY L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ [TSCO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Store Ops
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 POWELL PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2005
(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 05/17/2005   S   22,500 D $ 40.6879 391 D  
Common stock 05/18/2005   M   6,667 A $ 3.7344 7,058 D  
Common stock 05/18/2005   M   22,369 A $ 3.574 29,427 D  
Common stock               2,763 I Stock Purchase Plan

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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
Employee Stock Option $ 3.7344 05/18/2005   M     6,667 01/26/2005 01/26/2010 Common stock 6,667 $ 3.7344 0 (1) D  
Employee Stock Option $ 3.3574 05/18/2005   M     22,369 01/25/2004 01/25/2011 Common stock 341 $ 3.3574 341 (1) D  
Employee Stock Option $ 3.3574             01/25/2005 01/25/2011 Common stock 32,266 (1)   32,266 (1) D  
Employee Stock Option $ 3.3574             01/25/2006 01/25/2011 Common stock 32,268 (1)   32,268 (1) D  
Employee Stock Option $ 8.9075             01/24/2003 01/24/2012 Common stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 8.9075             01/24/2004 01/24/2012 Common stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 8.9075             01/24/2005 01/24/2012 Common stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 19.64             01/23/2004 01/23/2013 Common stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 19.64             01/23/2005 01/23/2013 Common stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 19.64             01/23/2006 01/23/2013 Common stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 42.65             01/22/2005 01/22/2014 Common stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 42.65             01/22/2006 01/22/2014 Common stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 42.65             01/22/2007 01/22/2014 Common stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 36.395             02/02/2007 02/02/2015 Common stock 3,750   3,750 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 36.395             02/02/2008 02/02/2015 Common stock 3,750   3,750 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 36.395             02/02/2009 02/02/2015 Common stock 3,750   3,750 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 36.395             02/02/2010 02/02/2015 Common stock 3,750   3,750 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RUTA STANLEY L
200 POWELL PLACE
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027		       SVP - Store Ops  

Signatures

 Stanley L. Ruta by /s/ David C. Lewis, as Attorney-in-fact   05/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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