▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁from ▁Asia ▁following ▁earlier ▁exped itions ▁to ▁the ▁continent ; ▁orange , ▁gra pe , ▁apple , ▁pe ach , ▁p ear , ▁and ▁fig ▁se eds ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁of ▁the ▁imports . ▁G rap es ▁were ▁also ▁grown ▁and ▁fer ment ed ▁into ▁wine ▁for ▁sacr amental ▁use ▁and ▁again , ▁for ▁trad ing . ▁The ▁specific ▁variety , ▁called ▁the ▁C ri ol la ▁or ▁Mission ▁gra pe , ▁was ▁first ▁plant ed ▁at ▁Mission ▁San ▁Juan ▁Cap ist rano ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 ; ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁wine ▁produced ▁in ▁Al ta ▁California ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁mission ' s ▁win ery . ▁R anch ing ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁mission ▁industry ▁as ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁her ds ▁were ▁raised . ▁ ▁Mission ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Arc á ng el ▁un know ingly ▁witness ed ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁cit rus ▁industry ▁with ▁the ▁plant ing ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁first ▁significant ▁orch ard ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁though ▁the ▁commercial ▁potential ▁of ▁cit rus ▁was ▁not ▁realized ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁Ol ives ▁( first ▁cultiv ated ▁at ▁Mission ▁San ▁Diego ▁de ▁Al cal á ) ▁were ▁grown , ▁c ured , ▁and ▁pressed ▁under ▁large ▁stone ▁whe els ▁to ▁extract ▁their ▁oil , ▁both ▁for ▁use ▁at ▁the ▁mission ▁and ▁to ▁trade ▁for ▁other ▁goods . ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Ser ra ▁set ▁aside ▁a ▁portion