diff --git a/include/agg_renderer.hpp b/include/agg_renderer.hpp
index c276055b2..6a58fd961 100644
--- a/include/agg_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/agg_renderer.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "feature_style_processor.hpp"
 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
-//#include "agg_font_freetype.h"
 #include "font_engine_freetype.hpp"
 
 namespace mapnik
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ namespace mapnik
 	agg_renderer(Map const& m, T & pixmap);
 	void start_map_processing();
 	void end_map_processing();
-	void start_layer_processing();
-	void end_layer_processing();
+	void start_layer_processing(Layer const& lay);
+	void end_layer_processing(Layer const& lay);
 	void process(point_symbolizer const& sym,Feature const& feature);	    	       
 	void process(line_symbolizer const& sym,Feature const& feature);
 	void process(line_pattern_symbolizer const& sym,Feature const& feature);
diff --git a/include/feature_style_processor.hpp b/include/feature_style_processor.hpp
index 3ce2645ce..5568f5da1 100644
--- a/include/feature_style_processor.hpp
+++ b/include/feature_style_processor.hpp
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ namespace mapnik
 	void apply()
 	{
 	    timer clock;
-	    
 	    Processor & p = static_cast<Processor&>(*this);
+
+	    p.start_map_processing();
+	    
 	    std::vector<Layer>::const_iterator itr = m_.layers().begin();
 	    while (itr != m_.layers().end())
 	    {
@@ -70,11 +72,16 @@ namespace mapnik
 		}
 		++itr;
 	    }
+	    
+	    p.end_map_processing();
+	    
 	    clock.stop();
+	    
 	}	
     private:
 	void apply_to_layer(Layer const& lay,Processor & p)
 	{
+	    p.start_layer_processing(lay);
 	    datasource *ds=lay.datasource().get();
 	    if (ds)
 	    {
@@ -87,7 +94,6 @@ namespace mapnik
 		{
 		    std::set<std::string> names;
 		    attribute_collector<Feature> collector(names);
-		    //property_index<Feature> indexer(names);
 		    std::vector<rule_type*> if_rules;
 		    std::vector<rule_type*> else_rules;
 		
@@ -104,10 +110,8 @@ namespace mapnik
 			if (ruleIter->active(scale))
 			{
 			    active_rules=true;
-			    //filter_ptr& filter=const_cast<filter_ptr&>(ruleIter->get_filter());
-			    //filter->accept(collector);
 			    ruleIter->accept(collector);
-			    //filter->accept(indexer);
+
 			    if (ruleIter->has_else_filter())
 			    {
 				else_rules.push_back(const_cast<rule_type*>(&(*ruleIter)));
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ namespace mapnik
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
+	    p.end_layer_processing(lay);
 	}
 	
 	Map const& m_;
diff --git a/src/agg_renderer.cpp b/src/agg_renderer.cpp
index 2334025c4..f6459ed2a 100644
--- a/src/agg_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg_renderer.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ namespace mapnik
     }
     
     template <typename T>
-    void agg_renderer<T>::start_layer_processing()
+    void agg_renderer<T>::start_layer_processing(Layer const& lay)
     {
-	std::cout << "start layer processing" << std::endl;
+	std::cout << "start layer processing : " << lay.name()  << std::endl;
     }
     
     template <typename T>
-    void agg_renderer<T>::end_layer_processing()
+    void agg_renderer<T>::end_layer_processing(Layer const&)
     {
 	std::cout << "end layer processing" << std::endl;
     }