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 - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
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