diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/core/IItemTyped.java b/src/main/java/forestry/core/IItemTyped.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c53101f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/core/IItemTyped.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package forestry.core;
+
+public interface IItemTyped {
+	public Enum getTypeFromMeta(int meta);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/core/gadgets/BlockSoil.java b/src/main/java/forestry/core/gadgets/BlockSoil.java
index 0fba88efc..e7cf3721e 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/core/gadgets/BlockSoil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/core/gadgets/BlockSoil.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
 
+import forestry.core.IItemTyped;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IIconRegister;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ import forestry.core.render.TextureManager;
  * @author
  * 
  */
-public class BlockSoil extends Block {
+public class BlockSoil extends Block implements IItemTyped {
 
 	public enum SoilType {
 		HUMUS, BOG_EARTH, PEAT;
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ public class BlockSoil extends Block {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	public static SoilType getTypeFromMeta(int meta) {
+	public SoilType getTypeFromMeta(int meta) {
 		int type = meta & 0x03;
 		int maturity = meta >> 2;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/core/items/ItemSoilBlock.java b/src/main/java/forestry/core/items/ItemSoilBlock.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e4f5f50d1..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/core/items/ItemSoilBlock.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package forestry.core.items;
-
-import forestry.core.gadgets.BlockSoil;
-import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-
-public class ItemSoilBlock extends ItemForestryBlock {
-
-	public ItemSoilBlock(Block block) {
-		super(block);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getUnlocalizedName(ItemStack itemstack) {
-		if (this.getBlock() instanceof BlockSoil) {
-			BlockSoil.SoilType soilType = BlockSoil.getTypeFromMeta(itemstack.getItemDamage());
-			return getBlock().getUnlocalizedName() + "." + soilType.ordinal();
-		}
-		return super.getUnlocalizedName(itemstack);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/core/items/ItemTypedBlock.java b/src/main/java/forestry/core/items/ItemTypedBlock.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..556ee28b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/core/items/ItemTypedBlock.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package forestry.core.items;
+
+import forestry.core.IItemTyped;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+/**
+ * For blocks whose type depends on metadata.
+ * This allows control over which localized name maps to which meta value.
+ */
+public class ItemTypedBlock extends ItemForestryBlock {
+
+	public ItemTypedBlock(Block block) {
+		super(block);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getUnlocalizedName(ItemStack itemstack) {
+		Block block = getBlock();
+		if (block instanceof IItemTyped) {
+			IItemTyped blockTyped = (IItemTyped)block;
+			Enum type = blockTyped.getTypeFromMeta(itemstack.getItemDamage());
+			if (type != null)
+				return getBlock().getUnlocalizedName() + "." + type.ordinal();
+			else
+				return null;
+		}
+		return super.getUnlocalizedName(itemstack);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/plugins/PluginCore.java b/src/main/java/forestry/plugins/PluginCore.java
index e48d8e6ac..d1ede8490 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/plugins/PluginCore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/plugins/PluginCore.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import forestry.core.items.ItemAssemblyKit;
 import forestry.core.items.ItemCrated;
 import forestry.core.items.ItemForestry;
 import forestry.core.items.ItemForestryBlock;
-import forestry.core.items.ItemSoilBlock;
+import forestry.core.items.ItemTypedBlock;
 import forestry.core.items.ItemForestryPickaxe;
 import forestry.core.items.ItemForestryShovel;
 import forestry.core.items.ItemFruit;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class PluginCore extends NativePlugin implements IFuelHandler {
 		definitionEscritoire = ((BlockBase) ForestryBlock.core.block()).addDefinition(new MachineDefinition(Defaults.DEFINITION_ESCRITOIRE_META, "forestry.Escritoire", TileEscritoire.class,
 				Proxies.render.getRenderEscritoire()));
 
-		ForestryBlock.soil.registerBlock(new BlockSoil(), ItemSoilBlock.class, "soil");
+		ForestryBlock.soil.registerBlock(new BlockSoil(), ItemTypedBlock.class, "soil");
 		ForestryBlock.soil.block().setHarvestLevel("shovel", 0, 0);
 		ForestryBlock.soil.block().setHarvestLevel("shovel", 0, 1);