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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.55

                         AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM NOTE

Nashville, Tennessee                                               $9,999,945.00
November 3, 2000

         WHEREAS, TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), executed that certain Term Note in the original principal amount of
$15,000,000 dated June 30, 1998 payable to the order of SUNTRUST BANK,
successor-in-interest to SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A., a Georgia state banking
corporation (the "Lender") (as amended to date, the "Original Note");

         WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender desire to amend and restate the Original
Note as follows:

         NOW, THEREFORE,

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the "Borrower promises and agrees to pay to the
order of the Lender, at its offices in Nashville, Tennessee, or at such other
place as may be designated in writing by the holder, in lawful money of the
United States of America, the principal sum of up to Nine Million Nine Hundred
Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Five and no/100 Dollars ($9,999,945)
together with interest from the date hereof on the unpaid principal balance
outstanding, from time to time hereon computed, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate,
as such term is defined in that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
executed by and between Borrower and Lender dated November 3, 2000 (the "Loan
Agreement"), or at such other rate as set forth in and determined in accordance
with the Loan Agreement, be it the Base Rate or the Default Rate, as such terms
are defined in the Loan Agreement.

         This Note is executed in connection with the Loan Agreement. All
capitalized terms not defined herein shall have such meaning as set forth in the
Loan Agreement.

         This Note shall be payable as follows: (a) commencing on the first
Business Day of December, 2000 and on the first Business Day of each consecutive
month thereafter through and including October 3, 2003, the Borrower shall pay
to Lender a principal amount equal to $178,527.00, plus all accrued interest,
and (b) on November 5, 2003 (the "Maturity Date"), this Note shall mature, and
the Borrower shall pay to Lender an amount equal to all accrued interest and all
outstanding principal. All payments of principal and interest to the Lender
shall be in immediately available funds.

         This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

         Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, it is the intent of the
Lender, the Borrower, and all parties liable on this Note, that neither the
Lender nor any subsequent holder shall be entitled to receive, collect, reserve
or apply, as interest, any amount in excess of the maximum lawful rate of
interest permitted to be charged by applicable law or regulations, as amended or
enacted from time to time. In the event the Note calls for an interest payment
that exceeds the maximum lawful rate of interest then applicable, such interest
shall not be received, collected, charged, or reserved until such time as that
interest, together with all other interest then payable, falls within the then
applicable maximum lawful rate of interest. In the event the Lender, or any
subsequent holder, receives any such interest in excess of the then maximum
lawful rate of interest, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be
deemed a partial prepayment of principal and treated hereunder as such, or, if
the principal indebtedness evidenced hereby is paid in full, any remaining
excess funds shall immediately be paid to the Borrower. In determining whether
or not the interest paid or payable, under any specific contingency, exceeds the
maximum lawful rate of interest, the Borrower and the Lender shall, to the
maximum extent permitted under applicable law, (a) exclude voluntary prepayments
and the effects thereof, and (b) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread, in
equal parts, the total amount of interest throughout the entire term of the
indebtedness; provided that if the indebtedness is paid in full prior to the end
of the full contemplated term hereof, and if the interest received for the
actual period of existence hereof exceeds the maximum lawful rate of
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interest, the holder of the Note shall refund to the Borrower the amount of such
excess or credit the amount of such excess against the principal portion of the
indebtedness as of the date it was received, and, in such event, the Lender
shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any laws for contracting for,
charging, reserving, collecting or receiving interest in excess of the maximum
lawful rate of interest.

         Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under the
Loan Agreement, principal and unpaid interest shall bear interest at the Default
Rate. In case of suit, or if this obligation is placed in an attorney's hands
for collection or to protect the Lender's rights or security under this
agreement, the undersigned Borrower will pay all costs of collection and
litigation, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

         Subject to any applicable notice and cure periods contained in the Loan
Agreement, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as defined in the Loan
Agreement, the Lender may declare all principal and interest outstanding
hereunder to be due, payable and collectible then or thereafter, without notice,
as the holder may elect, regardless of the date of maturity. The holder may
waive any default before or after the same has been declared and restore this
Note to full force and effect without impairing any rights hereunder, such right
or waiver being a continuing one.

         The makers, endorsers, guarantors and all parties to this Note and all
who may become liable for same, jointly and severally waive presentment for
payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment of this Note, demand
and all legal diligence in enforcing collection, and hereby expressly agree that
the lawful owner or holder of this Note may defer or postpone collection of the
whole or any part thereof, either principal and/or interest, or may extend or
renew the whole or any part thereof, either principal and/or interest, or may
accept additional collateral or security for the payment of this Note, or may
release the whole or any part of any collateral security and/or liens given to
secure the payment of this Note, or may release from liability on account of
this Note any one or more of the makers, endorsers, guarantors and/or other
parties thereto, all without notice to them or any of them; and such deferment,
postponement, renewal, extension, acceptance of additional collateral or
security and/or release shall not in any way affect or change the obligation of
any such maker, endorser, guarantor or other party to this Note, or of any who
may become liable for the payment thereof.

         This Note has been executed and delivered in, and shall be governed by
and construed according to the laws of the State of Tennessee except to the
extent pre-empted by applicable laws of the United States of America.

         This Note may not be changed or terminated without the prior written
approval of the Lender and the Borrower. No waiver of any term or provision
hereof shall be valid unless in writing signed by the holder.

         This Note amends and restates the Original Note and does not constitute
a novation or release of the Original Note or the indebtedness evidenced
thereby.

         Executed as of the 3rd day of November, 2000.

                                  BORROWER:

                                  TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY

                                  By: /s/ Calvin B. Massmann
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                                  Title: Sr. Vice President-CFO and Treasurer
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.56

                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE ("First Amendment") is made as of the
18th day of December, 2000 (the "Effective Date") by and between GOF PARTNERS, a
Tennessee partnership ("Landlord") and TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation and successor by name change to TSC INDUSTRIES, INC. ("Tenant").

         WHEREAS, by Lease dated September 15, 1986 (the "Lease"), Landlord did
lease unto Tenant, and Tenant did lease from Landlord, certain Premises (as
defined in the Lease) having a street address of 320 Plus Park Boulevard and
located in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and

         WHEREAS, Tenant has, with the consent and approval of Landlord,
heretofore extended the Term of Lease by notice dated September 5, 1996 such
that the Term of the Lease, as renewed and extended by Tenant, now expires on
February 9, 2007.

         WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant wish to modify and amend the terms and
conditions of the Lease as hereinafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals, the terms and
conditions hereof, and for other good and valuable considerations, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

         1.       Article XI of the Lease in its original form is hereby
amended, as of the Effective Date, by the addition of the following at the end
thereof: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article XI,
including in Section 11.4 hereof, nothing herein shall prohibit or otherwise
restrain Landlord from carrying any additional insurance with respect to the
Premises, including, without limitation, general public liability coverage as
Landlord may, in its discretion, deem necessary or appropriate from its own
business perspective or, as applicable, to comply with those requirements, if
any, which its Mortgagee may, from time to time, place upon Landlord.

         2.       Sections 17.1 and 17.3 of the Lease in their original form are
hereby deleted in their entirety and substituted in lieu thereof as of the
Effective Date hereof is the following:

                           17.1     Tenant shall promptly give Landlord
                  notice of any damage or destruction to the Premises
                  or any part thereof by fire or other casualty or of
                  any Taking. In case of fire or other casualty,
                  insured or uninsured, resulting in any damage or
                  destruction to the Improvements or any part thereof
                  or any partial Taking (other than a Taking for a
                  temporary use) of any part of the Premises unless it
                  shall validly and properly give Landlord notice of
                  its intention to terminate this Lease (a
                  "Termination Notice"), Tenant at its sole cost and
                  expense, shall restore, repair, replace and rebuild
                  the same as nearly as possible to its condition and
                  quality immediately prior to such damage or
                  destruction or in the case of a partial Taking, to
                  an economically useful unit, in which event all
                  insurance proceeds and condemnation award proceeds
                  to the extent allocable to the Taking of all or any
                  part of the Improvements, as the case may be, shall
                  be paid over to Tenant for the sole purpose of
                  restoration, repair, replacement or, as applicable,
                  rebuilding of the Premises, provided however that if
                  such

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                  proceeds are in excess of $100,000 the same shall be
                  paid over to Landlord and disbursed to Tenant upon
                  and subject to such terms and conditions as Landlord
                  and any Mortgagee may reasonably impose. Any balance
                  of such award allocable to the Taking of all or any
                  part of Improvements or of insurance proceeds shall
                  be the sole property of Tenant. All condemnation
                  awards or proceeds relating or allocable to any
                  Taking of all or any portion of the Land shall be
                  the sole property of Landlord. All such restoration,
                  repair, replacement and rebuilding by Tenant shall
                  be commenced and completed as soon as practicable.
                  If the insurance proceeds received in respect of any
                  damage or destruction or the condemnation award
                  allocable to any Taking of all or any part of the
                  Improvements, less any cost of recovery, are
                  insufficient to pay the entire cost of such
                  restoration, repairs, replacement or rebuilding,
                  Tenant shall pay the deficiency or within thirty
                  (30) days of such event serve notice of its intent
                  to terminate this Lease (the "Termination Notice").
                  If Tenant terminates, this Lease shall terminate
                  sixty (60) days from the date of the giving of the
                  Termination Notice in the same manner as if the Term
                  had expired and Landlord shall be entitled to
                  receive and retain all insurance proceeds or
                  condemnation award proceeds, as the case may be. In
                  the event of any Taking of all or a substantial part
                  of the Premises, Tenant shall be obligated to give a
                  Termination Notice. For the purposes of this Lease,
                  a Taking of "a substantial part of the Premises"
                  shall be deemed to have occurred if after such
                  Taking the portion of the Improvements remaining can
                  not be restored to an economically useful unit. The
                  effective date of any Taking shall be the earlier of
                  the taking of title by the Condemning Authority or
                  its taking of possession. In case of damage,
                  destruction or condemnation, Landlord and Mortgagee
                  shall decide whether or not to rebuild. All proceeds
                  shall go to Landlord and/or Mortgagee. Mortgagee's
                  prior written approval will be necessary for any
                  sale or transfer.

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                           17.3     In the event of any Taking, Tenant
                  shall make no claim for the value of Tenant's
                  leasehold estate, except, however, Tenant shall be
                  entitled to prosecute and receive a claim for
                  relocation expenses, injury to Tenant's Equipment,
                  if compensable, and, provided that such Taking shall
                  result in a termination of this Lease and that
                  Landlord shall receive a condemnation award equal to
                  at least ten (10) times the Basic Rent only, the
                  depreciated value (as carried on the books of Tenant
                  or any subtenant) of any Alterations or other
                  leasehold improvements installed at the expense of
                  Tenant or any subtenant provided, however, that if
                  the same constitute a replacement, there shall be
                  subtracted therefrom the depreciated (to the date of
                  such Taking) value of the item replaced and to
                  retain any award applicable thereto. In the event of
                  any partial Taking the condemnation award shall be
                  applied as elsewhere in this Lease provided.

         3.       Article XXX of the Lease in its original form is, as of the
Effective Date hereof, hereby amended by the addition of a new Section 30.3
thereto, which Section states as follows:

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                           30.3     Tenant having heretofore under
                  Sections 30.1 and 30.2 above, by letter from Tenant
                  to Landlord dated September 5, 1996 and with
                  Landlord's consent and approval, renewed the Term of
                  the Lease for two (2) successive five (5)-year
                  periods such that the Term of the Lease, which
                  continues in full force and effect as of the date
                  hereof, has been extended and currently ends on
                  February 9, 2007, subject to the other terms and
                  conditions of this Lease, it is now further provided
                  that so long as no Event of Default by Tenant has
                  occurred and shall be continuing during the
                  remaining Term beyond the applicable cure period
                  therefore, if any, on the date of giving of notice
                  as contemplated by this Section 30.3 of its right to
                  further renew the Term as herein provided for,
                  Tenant shall have the right to be exercised by
                  written notice from Tenant to Landlord at any time
                  before February 10, 2006 (i.e., not less than twelve
                  (12) months prior to the expiration of the current
                  Term, as extended) to renew the Term of this Lease
                  for one additional period of five (5) years
                  commencing on February 10, 2007 and thereafter
                  ending February 9, 2012, upon the same terms and
                  conditions as set forth in this Lease, as amended
                  from time to time (the "Third Renewal Term").
                  Provided, further, however, Tenant agrees that: (a)
                  Tenant shall not have any further right(s) to renew
                  the Term for any period beyond the expiration of the
                  Third Renewal Term contemplated by this Section
                  30.3; (b) the Basic Rent payable by Tenant to
                  Landlord during said Third Renewal Term shall, from
                  and including February 10, 2007 through and
                  including February 9, 2012, be the sum of Five
                  Hundred Sixteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
                  ($516,000.00) annually payable in monthly
                  installments of Forty-Three Thousand and 00/100
                  Dollars ($43,000); (c) Landlord shall have no
                  obligation to provide or make any improvements or
                  repairs to the Premises as a condition to the grant
                  of those rights bestowed upon Tenant hereunder or at
                  or after Tenant's election, if applicable, to extend
                  the Term by exercising its rights hereunder - Tenant
                  agreeing to accept the Premises at the commencement
                  of said Third Renewal Term in their then-existing
                  "AS-IS" condition in the broadest sense of such
                  term; and (d) there shall not be any rent abatement
                  period and Tenant shall not be entitled to cash
                  payment, concession or allowance of any nature or
                  amount whatsoever should Tenant deem it necessary or
                  advisable to undertake repairs, modifications or
                  improvements to the Premies in preparation for the
                  Third Renewal Term and its occupancy thereunder.
                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have no
                  right to exercise such option to renew, and Landlord
                  shall have no obligation to renew this Lease for the
                  Third Renewal Term, unless (i) the Lease shall be in
                  full force and effect upon each of the dates of the
                  exercise of the Third Renewal Term and the
                  commencement date thereof, respectively, and (ii)
                  there has been no previous cancellation, expiration
                  or termination of this Lease, which event shall
                  cancel and terminate Tenant's right to renew the
                  Term for the additional period contemplated by this
                  Section 30.3. If Tenant shall fail to exercise the
                  Third Renewal Term option right granted it hereunder
                  within the time frame provided for herein, or if
                  either or both the conditions at (i) and (ii) set
                  forth above are not fully satisfied, the Third
                  Renewal Term privileges granted hereby shall
                  automatically terminate, and

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                  this Lease shall expire at the earlier of, as
                  applicable, the date of such cancellation or
                  termination, or the expiration date of the Term as
                  already extended pursuant to Sections 30.1 and 30.2
                  above. While upon the giving of such notice of
                  renewal contemplated hereby this Lease shall be
                  deemed renewed for the Renewal Term contemplated by
                  this Section 30.3, if Tenant shall remain in
                  possession of the Premises after the expiration or
                  earlier termination or cancellation of the Term, as
                  applicable, without there having been executed
                  between Landlord and Tenant an amendment to this
                  Lease confirming same, then Tenant shall,
                  nonetheless, be a tenant "holding over". Landlord
                  covenants not to unreasonably refuse to execute such
                  amendment, provided that Tenant has complied will
                  all conditions precedent contemplated by this
                  Section 30.3 with regard to the Third Renewal Rights
                  addressed herein.

         4.       Article XXXI of the Lease in its original form is hereby
deleted in its entirety and removed from the Lease as of the Effective Date
hereof.

         5.       Article XLI of the Lease in its original form is amended by
the addition of a new Section 41.5 thereto as of the Effective Date hereof,
which section states as follows:

                  41.5     In addition to all other obligations of
                  Tenant under this Lease, from and after the
                  Effective Date of this Amendment and during the
                  remaining balance of the Term hereof (including all
                  further renewals or extensions thereof, if any, as
                  the parties may hereafter agree upon), Tenant agrees
                  that, on or before March 1, 2002 and thereafter on
                  or before March 1 of each subsequent year during the
                  remainder of the Term after the Effective Date
                  hereof (and including that March 1 of the year
                  immediately following the expiration or earlier
                  termination of this Lease - which obligation shall
                  survive such expiration or termination), Tenant will
                  submit to Landlord, in writing and in a form
                  prepared in accordance with generally accepted
                  accounting principals ("GAAP"), or in accordance
                  with other methods proposed by Tenant and reasonably
                  acceptable to Landlord and its Mortgagee, an
                  operating statement ("Operating Statement") for the
                  Premises, which statement shall include, at a
                  minimum, the following information broken down on
                  monthly basis for the period for which such
                  Operating Statement pertains: (a) rental expense
                  paid by Tenant upon the Premises for the subject
                  period; (b) operating expenses incurred by Tenant as
                  to the Premises including those amounts expended
                  upon (i) repairs and maintenance to the Premises,
                  (ii) utilities including electricity, water, gas/oil
                  and other utilities, (iii) trash removal, (iv)
                  landscaping/snow removal, (v) real property taxes
                  and assessments, (vi) security, (vii) janitorial and
                  other custodial services, (viii) property and other
                  liability insurance policies and coverages, and (ix)
                  any other material Premises related operating
                  expense; (c) a statement, including narrative
                  explanations where appropriate, on what capital
                  expenditures were made to the Premises during the
                  time period since the last such report required
                  hereunder as including the nature of the work
                  performed, the reason(s) for the work being done
                  (i.e., preventative maintenance or a discovered
                  problem that may have been unanticipated -

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                  especially those exceeding the amount of $5,000 in
                  cost) and the dollar amount expended; and (d) to the
                  extent applicable or available at the time of each
                  such report, a statement, including narrative
                  explanations where appropriate, on upcoming work, if
                  any, including the nature of the work and the
                  estimated anticipated cost(s) thereof. Without
                  limiting the foregoing, Tenant does hereby further
                  agree that it will also provide to Landlord written
                  quarterly interim Operating Statements during the
                  course of each such year for any quarter in which an
                  amount in excess of $10,000 is expended on
                  unanticipated, major or capitalized repairs or
                  maintenance to the Premises; such interim Operating
                  Statements to be submitted within thirty (30) days
                  after the end of the quarter in question. Each such
                  statement submitted by Tenant to Landlord under this
                  Section 41.5 shall be certified by Tenant, by its
                  duly authorized primary financial officer overseeing
                  Tenant's real estate matters, as being true and
                  complete as of the date made. Further, nothing set
                  forth in this Section shall, in any way or to any
                  extent, be deemed to replace, modify, amend or
                  supersede any other obligations with respect to the
                  Premises which Tenant may have under this Lease.

         6.       Schedule C to the Lease in its original form is hereby deleted
in its entirety and removed from the Lease as the Effective Date hereof.

         7.       Except for the Lease as described above between the parties
and as amended hereby, the Lease remains unaltered and is otherwise in full
force in effect. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
same meaning subscribed to such terms in the Lease.

         8.       Each party hereto represents unto the other that the person
executing this First Amendment on its behalf has full authority to do so, and
all such partnership or, as applicable, corporate action and authority necessary
to fully effectuate the terms and conditions of this First Amendment have been
undertaken.

         9.       Tenant, in entering into this First Amendment, hereby
acknowledges that Landlord has contracted to sell its interests in the Premises
and under the Lease to Admiralty Properties, LLC, or its assigns, and that the
amendments contemplated hereby are a critical factor in such buyer"s due
diligence and willingness to consummate the transactions and the closing
contemplated thereby. As such, the terms and conditions of this First Amendment
shall inure to the benefit of, and otherwise be binding upon, the respective
successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

         10.      This First Amendment may not be altered or amended except by
an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or their respective
successors and assigns. This First Amendment may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one in the same document.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment has been executed by the
parties hereto effective as of the day and year first written above.

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                                              GOF PARTNERS,

                                              a Tennessee partnership

                                              By /s/ Thomas O. Flood
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                                              Printed: Thomas O. Flood
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                                              Its: General Partner
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                                              TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY,
                                              a Delaware corporation

                                              By: /s/ Stephen E. Hull
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                                              Printed: Stephen E. Hull
                                                       ------------------------
                                              Its: Vice President
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