▁of ▁the ▁Mission ▁Car mel ▁gard ens ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁for ▁to b acco ▁plants , ▁a ▁practice ▁that ▁soon ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁mission ▁system . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁miss ions ' ▁responsibility ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁Spanish ▁for ts , ▁or ▁pres id ios , ▁with ▁the ▁necessary ▁food st uff s , ▁and ▁manufact ured ▁goods ▁to ▁sust ain ▁operations . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁constant ▁point ▁of ▁cont ention ▁between ▁mission aries ▁and ▁the ▁soldiers ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁many ▁fan eg as ▁of ▁bar ley , ▁or ▁how ▁many ▁sh ir ts ▁or ▁blank ets ▁the ▁mission ▁had ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁g arr isons ▁on ▁any ▁given ▁year . ▁At ▁times ▁these ▁requirements ▁were ▁hard ▁to ▁meet , ▁especially ▁during ▁years ▁of ▁dr ought , ▁or ▁when ▁the ▁much ▁anticip ated ▁ship ments ▁from ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁San ▁Bl as ▁failed ▁to ▁arrive . ▁The ▁Sp ani ards ▁kept ▁met icul ous ▁records ▁of ▁mission ▁activities , ▁and ▁each ▁year ▁reports ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Father - Pres idente ▁summar izing ▁both ▁the ▁material ▁and ▁spiritual ▁status ▁at ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁settlement s . ▁ ▁Liv est ock ▁was ▁raised , ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁meat , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁w ool , ▁le ather , ▁and ▁t allow , ▁and ▁for ▁cultiv ating ▁the ▁land . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁their ▁prosper ity , ▁the ▁miss ions ▁collect ively ▁owned : ▁▁▁ 1 5 1 ,