diff --git a/src/kernel/item.c b/src/kernel/item.c
index f801cf226..4aab13112 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.c
+++ b/src/kernel/item.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 /* libc includes */
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -179,9 +180,14 @@ static void rt_register(resource_type * rtype)
 resource_type *rt_get_or_create(const char *name) {
     resource_type *rtype = rt_find(name);
     if (!rtype) {
-        rtype = (resource_type *)calloc(sizeof(resource_type), 1);
-        rtype->_name = _strdup(name);
-        rt_register(rtype);
+        rtype = calloc(1, sizeof(resource_type));
+        if (!rtype) {
+            perror("resource_type allocation failed");
+        }
+        else {
+            rtype->_name = _strdup(name);
+            rt_register(rtype);
+        }
     }
     return rtype;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
index 7b2297146..1ea6e6ba3 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
@@ -185,6 +185,39 @@ static void json_construction(cJSON *json, construction **consp) {
     *consp = cons;
 }
 
+static void json_terrain_production(cJSON *json, terrain_production *prod) {
+    assert(json->type == cJSON_Object);
+    cJSON *child;
+    for (child = json->child; child; child = child->next) {
+        switch (child->type) {
+        case cJSON_String:
+            if (strcmp(child->string, "base") == 0) {
+                prod->base = _strdup(child->valuestring);
+            }
+            else if (strcmp(child->string, "level") == 0) {
+                prod->startlevel = _strdup(child->valuestring);
+            }
+            else if (strcmp(child->string, "div") == 0) {
+                prod->divisor = _strdup(child->valuestring);
+            }
+            else {
+                log_error("terrain_production %s contains unknown attribute %s", json->string, child->string);
+            }
+            break;
+        case cJSON_Number:
+            if (strcmp(child->string, "chance") == 0) {
+                prod->chance = (float)child->valuedouble;
+            }
+            else {
+                log_error("terrain_production %s contains unknown attribute %s", json->string, child->string);
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            log_error("terrain_production %s contains unknown attribute %s", json->string, child->string);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static void json_terrain(cJSON *json, terrain_type *ter) {
     cJSON *child;
     if (json->type != cJSON_Object) {
@@ -193,6 +226,26 @@ static void json_terrain(cJSON *json, terrain_type *ter) {
     }
     for (child = json->child; child; child = child->next) {
         switch (child->type) {
+        case cJSON_Object:
+            if (strcmp(child->string, "production") == 0) {
+                cJSON *entry;
+                int n, size = cJSON_GetArraySize(child);
+                ter->production = (terrain_production *)calloc(size + 1, sizeof(const item_type *));
+                ter->production[size].type = 0;
+                for (n = 0, entry = child->child; entry; entry = entry->next, ++n) {
+                    ter->production[n].type = rt_get_or_create(entry->string);
+                    if (entry->type != cJSON_Object) {
+                        log_error("terrain %s contains invalid production %s", json->string, entry->string);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        json_terrain_production(entry, ter->production + n);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                log_error("terrain %s contains unknown attribute %s", json->string, child->string);
+            }
+            break;
         case cJSON_Array:
             if (strcmp(child->string, "flags") == 0) {
                 const char * flags[] = {
@@ -200,10 +253,29 @@ static void json_terrain(cJSON *json, terrain_type *ter) {
                 };
                 ter->flags = json_flags(child, flags);
             }
+            else if (strcmp(child->string, "herbs") == 0) {
+                cJSON *entry;
+                int n, size = cJSON_GetArraySize(child);
+                ter->herbs = malloc(sizeof(const item_type *) * (size+1));
+                ter->herbs[size] = 0;
+                for (n = 0, entry = child->child; entry; entry = entry->next) {
+                    ter->herbs[n++] = it_get_or_create(rt_get_or_create(entry->valuestring));
+                }
+            }
             else {
                 log_error("terrain %s contains unknown attribute %s", json->string, child->string);
             }
             break;
+        case cJSON_Number:
+            if (strcmp(child->string, "size") == 0) {
+                ter->size = child->valueint;
+            }
+            else if (strcmp(child->string, "road") == 0) {
+                ter->max_road = (short)child->valueint;
+            }
+            else if (strcmp(child->string, "seed") == 0) {
+                ter->distribution = (short)child->valueint;
+            }
         default:
             log_error("terrain %s contains unknown attribute %s", json->string, child->string);
         }
diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
index c317fc15a..ef7b7c0d1 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
@@ -389,7 +389,13 @@ static void test_configs(CuTest * tc)
 
 static void test_terrains(CuTest * tc)
 {
-    const char * data = "{\"terrains\": { \"plain\" : { \"flags\" : [ \"land\", \"fly\", \"walk\" ] } }}";
+    const char * data = "{\"terrains\": { \"plain\" : { "
+        "\"herbs\": [ \"h0\", \"h1\" ], "
+        "\"production\": { \"stone\": { \"chance\": 0.1, \"base\": \"1d4\", \"div\": \"1d5\", \"level\": \"1d6\" }, \"iron\": {} }, "
+        "\"size\": 4000, "
+        "\"road\": 50, "
+        "\"seed\": 3, "
+        "\"flags\" : [ \"forbidden\", \"arctic\", \"cavalry\", \"sea\", \"forest\", \"land\", \"sail\", \"fly\", \"swim\", \"walk\" ] } }}";
     const terrain_type *ter;
 
     cJSON *json = cJSON_Parse(data);
@@ -401,7 +407,19 @@ static void test_terrains(CuTest * tc)
     json_config(json);
     ter = get_terrain("plain");
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, ter);
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, ter->flags, LAND_REGION | FLY_INTO | WALK_INTO);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, ARCTIC_REGION | LAND_REGION | SEA_REGION | FOREST_REGION | CAVALRY_REGION | FORBIDDEN_REGION | FLY_INTO | WALK_INTO | SWIM_INTO | SAIL_INTO, ter->flags);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 4000, ter->size);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 50, ter->max_road);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 3, ter->distribution);
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, ter->herbs);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, rt_get_or_create("h0"), ter->herbs[0]->rtype);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, rt_get_or_create("h1"), ter->herbs[1]->rtype);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, (void *)ter->herbs[2]);
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, ter->name); // anything named "plain" uses plain_name()
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, ter->production);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, rt_get_or_create("stone"), (resource_type *)ter->production[0].type);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, rt_get_or_create("iron"), (resource_type *)ter->production[1].type);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, (void *)ter->production[2].type);
 
     test_cleanup();
 }