Back in the day there was no such thing as garbage pick-up so every good farmer had a "dump". It was usually not too far from the house but not too close as to be unsightly or smelly. Ours was located behind the barn and much of the garbage was in a creek/drainage ditch! Just knowing it was there bugged me so in preparation of our new septic system that will be installed nearby we cleaned it out.
Heavy machinery required. Here are some of our finds.
bucket-o-nails!