▁he ▁bought ▁an ▁abandoned ▁sla ugh ter house ▁outside ▁Post ville , ▁a ▁town ▁under going ▁a ▁major ▁employ ment ▁crisis ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Iowa ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁processing ▁plant ▁creating ▁some ▁ 3 5 0 ▁jobs . ▁He ▁sent ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁to ▁Post ville ▁to ▁over see ▁day - to - day ▁operations . ▁ ▁Sh ol om ▁Rub ash kin , ▁the ▁second ▁young est , ▁served ▁as ▁CE O , ▁and ▁H es hy ▁Rub ash kin , ▁the ▁young est , ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁market ing ▁and ▁sales . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Ag ri process ors ▁added ▁p oul try ▁to ▁its ▁offer ings . ▁At ▁its ▁peak ▁the ▁plant ▁employed ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 ▁people , ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁head ▁of ▁cattle ▁each ▁day ▁in ▁k os her ▁production . ▁The ▁sales , ▁according ▁to ▁numbers ▁given ▁to ▁C attle ▁Bu y ers ▁Week ly , ▁rose ▁from ▁$ 8 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁$ 1 8 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁reached ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁million ▁or ▁more . ▁ ▁Rub ash kin ▁brought ▁modern ▁industrial ▁methods ▁to ▁what ▁has ▁histor ically ▁been ▁a ▁small , ▁almost ▁bout ique ▁craft , ▁developing ▁ret ail - ready ▁gl att ▁k os her ▁products ▁being ▁sold ▁both ▁in ▁super mark ets ▁and ▁in ▁small , ▁local ▁gro c ery ▁stores