The usual hilarity aside, it's an interesting question: even assuming it's an old foundation, if there's soil on the surface something should grow after eight+ years... Assuming you're saying the area from 17 feet to 20 feet is barren, that nothing grows, have you: 1; tried transplanting anything? 2: taken a sample of the soil, say in a small pot, cut a plug of good grass to stick into it, kept the pot in a different place, to see if the grass thrives or dies? (this tells you if the anti-growth factor is in the soil or the location); 3: any insects in the barren area? (ants, etc); If you take a soil sample or dig for a foundation, wear gloves and wash your clothes separately; the chances are a silo was there, that it was painted with some preservative that leached out and down into the soil; and if it was powerful enough, or long lasting enough, to stop growth for 8+ Lord knows how many years, you probably don't want it on your skin. In a worst-case highly-unlikely situation, if you have children playing in the yard you might wish to have a soil analysis done...
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Today's Featured Article - New Life for an Old Allis - by Tyler Woods. My friend Jon, has an old '39 Allis Chalmers B. He thought it a marginal tractor that had long since served its time. She smoked terribly and never had much power but he couldn't afford another so he was limping along with what he had. Jon's Allis has a small front loader and though it doesn't carry much, it serves his needs. It was the hard starting and low power that made him think it was time to replace the old girl. Jon called me to help him discover why his tractor wouldn't start
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