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 *
VELLA KIMBERLY D
   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 - Human Resources
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 POWELL PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2010
(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 02/08/2010   M   4,500 (1) A $ 50.6 (2) 5,430 D  
Common stock 02/08/2010   F   1,191 (3) D $ 50.6 (2) 4,239 D  
Common stock               2,528 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 options $ 8.9075             01/24/2005 01/24/2012 Common stock 3,334   3,333 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 19.64             01/23/2005 01/23/2013 Common stock 3,333 (4)   3,333 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 19.64             01/23/2006 01/23/2013 Common stock 305   305 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 42.65             01/22/2005 01/22/2014 Common stock 2,500   2,500 D  
Employee stock options $ 42.65             01/22/2006 01/22/2014 Common stock 2,500   2,500 D  
Employee stock options $ 42.65             01/22/2007 01/22/2014 Common stock 2,500   2,500 D  
Employee stock options $ 36.395             02/02/2007 02/02/2015 Common stock 1,875   1,875 D  
Employee stock options $ 36.395             02/02/2008 02/02/2015 Common stock 1,875   1,875 D  
Employee stock options $ 36.395             02/02/2009 02/02/2015 Common stock 1,875   1,875 D  
Employee stock options $ 36.395             02/02/2010 02/02/2015 Common stock 1,875   1,875 D  
Employee stock options $ 61.27             02/09/2007 02/09/2016 Common stock 3,333 (4)   3,333 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 61.27             02/09/2008 02/09/2016 Common stock 3,333 (4)   3,333 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 61.27             02/09/2009 02/09/2016 Common stock 3,334 (4)   3,334 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 46.165             02/07/2008 02/07/2017 Common stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Employee stock options $ 46.165             02/07/2009 02/07/2017 Common stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Employee stock options $ 46.165             02/07/2010 02/07/2017 Common stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Restricted stock units (5) $ 50.6 (2) 02/08/2010   M     4,500 02/07/2010   (6) Common stock 4,500 $ 0 0 D  
Employee stock options $ 38.45             02/06/2009 02/06/2018 Common stock 6,882   6,882 D  
Employee stock options $ 38.45             02/06/2010 02/06/2018 Common stock 6,882   6,882 D  
Employee stock options $ 38.45             02/06/2011 02/06/2018 Common stock 6,882   6,882 D  
Restricted stock units (7) $ 38.45             02/06/2011   (6) Common stock 5,235   5,235 D  
Employee stock options $ 34.355             02/04/2010 02/04/2019 Common stock 5,455 (4)   5,455 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 34.355             02/04/2011 02/04/2019 Common stock 5,456 (4)   5,456 (4) D  
Employee stock options $ 34.355             02/04/2012 02/04/2019 Common stock 5,456 (4)   5,456 (4) D  
Restricted stock units (7) $ 34.355             02/04/2012(6)   (6) Common stock 7,207   7,207 D  
Employee stock options $ 52.415             02/03/2011 02/03/2020 Common stock 4,113   4,113 D  
Employee stock options $ 52.415             02/03/2012 02/03/2020 Common stock 4,113   4,113 D  
Employee stock options $ 52.415             02/03/2013 02/03/2020 Common stock 4,114   4,114 D  
Restricted stock units (7) $ 52.415             02/03/2013   (6) Common stock 3,446   3,446 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
VELLA KIMBERLY D
200 POWELL PLACE
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027		       SVP - Human Resources  

Signatures

 Kimberly D. Vella by: /s/ Kurt D. Barton, as Attorney-in-fact   02/10/2010
**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) Represents vesting of restricted stock units granted to reporting person which are convertible to shares of common stock.
(2) Represents the market price at the date of issuance.
(3) The reporting person received a grant of 4,500 restricted stock units on February 7, 2007 pursuant to the Tractor Supply Company 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. 1,191 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding liabilities incident to the lapse of vesting restrictions on the restricted stock units on February 8, 2010.
(4) Fractional shares are rounded to the nearest whole number
(5) In accordance with the grant agreement, the restricted stock units vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. At the time of grant, the units were reported on Table II as an acquisition of units. This transaction represents the vesting of those restricted stock units that were awarded on February 7, 2007 and the conversion to shares of common stock which are reflected on Table I.
(6) The restricted stock units vest at the end of the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(7) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Tractor Supply Company common stock.

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