b"Above Ruth and Clyde with their granddaughter Lisa.Left Clyde and Peter Johnson in the Johnson office, Kapunda Main Street.By 1970, Denis had finished school, spent1968 as purchasing manager, working with a year working with Uncle Frank in hisfarmers and sourcing raw materials. His accounting firm, and was ready to return. younger brother, Chris, started in 1974and went on to run Banksia Park, a farmI was probably expecting to go into adminis- Max and Clyde had bought just north of tration after working for Uncle Frank, recallsKapunda in 1978.Denis. But Clyde had a different idea. Uncle Clyde, who was in charge of running theOver 900 acres, Chris explains. I got married factories, put me straight out to do the hardthat same year and me and my wife, Julie, had yards, Denis says. I had to start at the bottomthree lovely girlsKelly, Amy and Melissa. We because the thinking was, how can you tell aremained out there for the next twelve years, workman what to do if youve never done itmaking hay and raising the family. yourself? And fair enough.' Clydes sons, Peter and Christopher, also started working for the businessPeter in 38 JOHNSONS100 YEARS IN THE MAKING"