The standards of the weights and measures of this state as given below shall be deposited with the secretary of state and also at the different state institutions of learning, and the secretary of state and the proctors of those institutions are authorized to confirm and seal all weights and measures brought to them, and to receive the fees therefor. And on all sales by weight of the agricultural products hereinafter named the number of pounds per bushel or the number of pounds per gallon as stated in the following schedule shall be the true and legal standard weight, viz.:
Barley, per bushel .................... 60 pounds
Bluegrass seed, per bushel .................... 14 pounds
Bran, per bushel .................... 20 pounds
Buckwheat, per bushel .................... 48 pounds
Castor beans, per bushel .................... 46 pounds
Clover seed, per bushel .................... 60 pounds
Corn, in the ear .................... 72 pounds
Corn, shelled, per bushel .................... 56 pounds
Corn meal, per bushel .................... 48 pounds
Corn meal, bolted, per bushel .................... 44 pounds
Corn meal, unbolted, per bushel .................... 48 pounds
Cottonseed, per bushel .................... 32 pounds
Dried apples, per bushel .................... 26 pounds
Dried peaches, per bushel .................... 33 pounds
Flaxseed, per bushel .................... 56 pounds
Flour, in barrels, per barrel .................... 196 pounds net
Flour, in half barrels .................... 98 pounds net
Flour, in one-fourth barrel sacks .................... 48 pounds net
Flour, in one-eighth barrel sacks .................... 24 pounds net
Ground peas, per bushel .................... 24 pounds
Hempseed, per bushel .................... 44 pounds
Hungarian grass seed, per bushel .................... 50 pounds
Irish potatoes, per bushel .................... 60 pounds
Lime, unslacked, per bushel .................... 80 pounds
Louisiana cane molasses, per gallon .................... 11 pounds
Malt, per bushel .................... 38 pounds
Meal, in barrels .................... 200 pounds net
Millet seed, per bushel .................... 50 pounds
Oats, per bushel .................... 32 pounds
Onions, per bushel .................... 57 pounds
Peas, per bushel .................... 60 pounds
Rye, per bushel .................... 56 pounds
Salt, per bushel .................... 50 pounds
Sorghum, per gallon .................... 11 pounds
Sorghum seed, per bushel .................... 42 pounds
Stone coal, per bushel .................... 80 pounds
Sweet potatoes, per bushel .................... 54 pounds
Timothy seed, per bushel .................... 45 pounds
Turnips, per bushel .................... 55 pounds
Wheat, per bushel .................... 60 pounds
White beans, per bushel .................... 60 pounds
Miss. Code § 75-27-101