R. L. (Roger Lawrence) West

Project Gutenberg credits R. L. West — listed there as Roger Lawrence West — as a coauthor of several straightforward agricultural manuals, including Lamb Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the Farm, Beef Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the Farm, and Pork Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the Farm.

Reliable biographical information about his wider life and career is limited in the sources I could confirm. Based on the works that are readily documented, he appears to have written in a practical, instructional vein, contributing to books focused on farm butchering, food preservation, and home-scale meat preparation.

Because verified public information is sparse, the clearest picture available is of an author connected with useful agricultural writing rather than a widely profiled literary public figure.