Cattle, Crops, and Oil All Drive the Medina County Economy

About 45 percent of Medina County's land qualifies as prime farmland. Cattle ranching is the top activity. Farmers also grow corn, sorghum, peanuts, hay, and vegetables.

The county produces oil, natural gas, limestone, and clay. Bat guano (bat droppings) is collected from limestone caves north of Hondo and sold as fertilizer.

If you are buying rural land here, expect active leases for grazing, hunting, or mineral rights. Mineral rights can be split from surface rights. That means someone else may own what is underground, even if you own the land on top. Ask your title company to run a full mineral search before you close.