While some positive signs are emerging for large equipment sales in the production segment of the agricultural industry, sales of small equipment and other rural lifestyle products is where the real action is these days. In addition to the record-setting sales of compact tractors, other segments of this market are also booming.

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Net sales for the third quarter 2018 increased 9.3% to $1.88 billion from $1.72 billion in the third quarter of 2017. Comparable store sales increased 5.1%, as compared to an increase of 6.6% in the prior year’s third quarter.

Net sales increased 6.6% compared with the first quarter of 2016 and gross profit increased 4.8%.

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Net sales increased 9% from fiscal year 2014. Fourth quarter net sales increased 3.9% compared with fourth quarter 2014.

Sales were impacted by softness in seasonal big ticket items such as snow blowers, log splitters and generators due to unseasonably warm weather.

Tractor Supply is paying a civil penalty of $775,000, most of which is being reimbursed by a vendor who sold the small engine products at issue to the company.

Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2013. Additionally, the company provided its initial outlook for fiscal 2014.

Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of the Company's common stock.