1.   And farmers can now use digital yield monitors attached to their combines to track the performance of a field, practically row by row.

2.   As a result, many investors have abandoned managed funds and shifted to index funds, which are designed to track the performance of various market averages.

3.   As for a mutual fund, investors should track performance against other funds that buy similar stocks.

4.   Auditors also faulted the alternative education programs for failing to track student performance to determine if they are learning or improving their behavior.

5.   Bates then tracked the performance of those who were admitted with test scores, and those who were admitted without them.

6.   -- Someone should track the performance of stocks and mutual funds that are touted in monthly investment magazines.

7.   A subscription entitles you to e-mail alerts listing all new IPO filings as they become known and tracking the performance of IPOs after they go to market.

8.   A simple agent, for example, might track the performance of IBM stock for you on the Internet and warn of price changes.

9.   A spokesman at the firm, which only tracks quarterly performance, said second-quarter numbers were not yet available.

10.   A. Michael Lipper, chief executive of Lipper Analytical Services, which tracks mutual fund performance, thinks so.