diff --git a/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/get_type_map.rb b/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/get_type_map.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e313e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/get_type_map.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module PostgreSQLCursor
+  module ActiveRecord
+    module ConnectionAdapters
+      module PostgreSQL
+        def get_type_map
+          type_map
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/postgresql_cursor.rb b/lib/postgresql_cursor.rb
index 22c9011..e265b8c 100644
--- a/lib/postgresql_cursor.rb
+++ b/lib/postgresql_cursor.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 require 'postgresql_cursor/cursor'
 require 'postgresql_cursor/active_record/relation/cursor_iterators'
 require 'postgresql_cursor/active_record/sql_cursor'
+require 'postgresql_cursor/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_type_map'
 
 # ActiveRecord 4.x
 require 'active_record'
 require 'active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter'
 ActiveRecord::Base.include(PostgreSQLCursor::ActiveRecord::SqlCursor)
 ActiveRecord::Relation.include(PostgreSQLCursor::ActiveRecord::Relation::CursorIterators)
+ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQLAdapter.include(PostgreSQLCursor::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQLTypeMap)
 
+# Temp test
 ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
   "postgres://#{ENV['USER']}:@localhost/#{ENV['USER']}"
 )
@@ -17,5 +20,9 @@ class List < ActiveRecord::Base
   self.table_name = 'list'
 end
 
-List.order("list_id").each_row {|r| p r }
-List.order("list_id").each_instance {|r| p r }
+List.order("list_id").each_hash {|r| p r }
+List.order("list_id").each_instance {|r| 
+  r.upd_ts
+  $r = r
+  p r
+}
diff --git a/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_type_map.rb b/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_type_map.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a198ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_type_map.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_type_map
+module PostgreSQLCursor
+  module ActiveRecord
+    module ConnectionAdapters
+      module PostgreSQLTypeMap
+        def get_type_map
+          type_map
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/relation/cursor_iterators.rb b/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/relation/cursor_iterators.rb
index 6234d4d..89f4a28 100644
--- a/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/relation/cursor_iterators.rb
+++ b/lib/postgresql_cursor/active_record/relation/cursor_iterators.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def each_row(options={}, &block)
           options = {:connection => self.connection}.merge(options)
           PostgreSQLCursor::Cursor.new(to_sql, options).each(&block)
         end
+        alias :each_hash :each_row
 
         # Public: Like each_row, but returns an instantiated model object to the block
         #
@@ -26,9 +27,11 @@ def each_row(options={}, &block)
         # Returns the number of rows yielded to the block
         def each_instance(options={}, &block)
           options = {:connection => self.connection}.merge(options)
-          PostgreSQLCursor::Cursor.new(to_sql, options).each do |row|
-            model = instantiate(row)
-            block.call model
+          options[:symbolize_keys] = false # Must be strings to initiate
+          pgresult = nil
+          PostgreSQLCursor::Cursor.new(to_sql, options).each do |row, column_types|
+            model = instantiate(row, column_types)
+            yield model
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/postgresql_cursor/cursor.rb b/lib/postgresql_cursor/cursor.rb
index 66de3f4..5f9d4da 100644
--- a/lib/postgresql_cursor/cursor.rb
+++ b/lib/postgresql_cursor/cursor.rb
@@ -51,18 +51,19 @@ def initialize(sql, options={})
     #
     # Returns the count of rows processed
     def each(&block)
-      has_do_until = @options.has_key?(:until)
-      has_do_while = @options.has_key?(:while)
-      @count      = 0
+      has_do_until  = @options.has_key?(:until)
+      has_do_while  = @options.has_key?(:while)
+      @count        = 0
+      @column_types = nil
       @connection.transaction do
         begin
           open
           while (row = fetch) do
             break if row.size==0
             @count += 1
-            row = row.symbolize_keys
-            rc = yield row
-            # TODO: Handle exceptions raised within block
+            row = cast_types(row, column_types) if options[:symbolize_keys]
+            row = row.symbolize_keys if options[:cast]
+            rc = yield(row, column_types)
             break if has_do_until && rc == @options[:until]
             break if has_do_while && rc != @options[:while]
           end
@@ -75,6 +76,28 @@ def each(&block)
       @count
     end
 
+    def cast_types(row)
+      row
+    end
+
+    def column_types
+      return @column_types if @column_types
+
+      types = {}
+      fields = @result.fields
+      fields.each_with_index do |fname, i|
+        ftype = @result.ftype i
+        fmod  = @result.fmod i
+        types[fname] = @connection.get_type_map.fetch(ftype, fmod) { |oid, mod|
+          warn "unknown OID: #{fname}(#{oid}) (#{sql})"
+          OID::Identity.new
+        }   
+
+      end
+
+      @column_types = types
+    end
+
     # Public: Opens (actually, "declares") the cursor. Call this before fetching
     def open
       set_cursor_tuple_fraction