diff --git a/src/dark/api/farm/DecayMatterList.java b/src/dark/api/farm/DecayMatterList.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43043625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dark/api/farm/DecayMatterList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package dark.api.farm;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import dark.core.helpers.Pair;
+
+public class DecayMatterList
+{
+    //TODO handle special cases of single stack items that have non-meta damage values
+    public static HashMap<Pair<Integer, Integer>, Pair<Integer, Integer>> compostList = new HashMap<Pair<Integer, Integer>, Pair<Integer, Integer>>();
+    static
+    {
+        //TODO add some items here but leave most of the work to some of the sub methods that will ID and upload all crop like blocks
+    }
+
+    /** Used to flag and itemStack as decayable matter for the compost box and later real time world
+     * decay
+     *
+     * @param stack - itemID and meta to check against
+     * @param output - how many decayed matter to output
+     * @param time - time in which to decay the matter */
+    public void addDecayMatter(ItemStack stack, int output, int time)
+    {
+        if (stack != null)
+        {
+            Pair<Integer, Integer> par = new Pair<Integer, Integer>(stack.itemID, stack.getItemDamage());
+            Pair<Integer, Integer> par2 = new Pair<Integer, Integer>(output, time);
+            if (!compostList.containsKey(par))
+            {
+                compostList.put(par, par2);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isDecayMatter(ItemStack stack)
+    {
+        return stack != null && compostList.containsKey(new Pair<Integer, Integer>(stack.itemID, stack.getItemDamage()));
+    }
+
+    /** Called after all mods/blocks have loaded to auto sort threw blocks looking for anything that
+     * might be close to decayable matter */
+    public static void triggerPostBlockAddition()
+    {
+        //TODO parse the list of blocks and auto add all crop blocks.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/FarmTech.java b/src/dark/farmtech/FarmTech.java
index 81299c1a..fdae0496 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/FarmTech.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/FarmTech.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.common.SidedProxy;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLPostInitializationEvent;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
+import dark.api.farm.DecayMatterList;
 import dark.core.BlockRegistry;
 import dark.core.BlockRegistry.BlockData;
 import dark.core.DarkMain;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public class FarmTech extends ModPrefab
     {
         super.postInit(event);
         proxy.postInit();
+        DecayMatterList.triggerPostBlockAddition();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/BlockFT.java b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/BlockFT.java
index e4aeccaa..c45ec10b 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/BlockFT.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/BlockFT.java
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ import dark.core.helpers.Pair;
 import dark.farmtech.FarmTech;
 import dark.prefab.BlockMachine;
 
+/** Prefab class for all farm blocks to remove the need for some configuration of the super class
+ *
+ * @author Darkguardsman */
 public abstract class BlockFT extends BlockMachine implements IExtraObjectInfo
 {
     private boolean hasConfigFile = false;
+
     public BlockFT(String name, int blockID, Material material)
     {
         super(name, FarmTech.CONFIGURATION, blockID, material);
diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityCompBox.java b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityCompBox.java
index cac6c4b8..fe4b5155 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityCompBox.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityCompBox.java
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 package dark.farmtech.machines;
 
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
+
 public class TileEntityCompBox extends TileEntityFT
 {
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean canStore(ItemStack stack, int slot, ForgeDirection side)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canRemove(ItemStack stack, int slot, ForgeDirection side)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityFT.java b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityFT.java
index 3dc17424..353175d0 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityFT.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/TileEntityFT.java
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package dark.farmtech.machines;
 import dark.farmtech.FarmTech;
 import dark.prefab.TileEntityMachine;
 
+/** Prefab class for all farm blocks to remove the need for some configuration of the super class
+ *
+ * @author Darkguardsman */
 public abstract class TileEntityFT extends TileEntityMachine
 {
     @Override